D-Maine’s Rep. Jared Golden said he will vote for President Trump’s Tariff Plan Legislation for economic measures will be brought to the House of Representatives.
Speaking With AxiosGolden said he was worried that Trump would eventually succumb to pressure and ultimately fail to implement a tariff plan.
“My biggest concern is that they will do it, lose confidence, political will and back down,” said Golden.
When Golden was asked about the mixed reactions of the stock market in the tariff plan, Golden replied: “The vast majority of Americans don’t have stock.”
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Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has cautious optimism about President Trump’s tariff policy (Getty Image)
Trump announced on April 2 that the benchmark tax on every import of the United States and additional tariffs on countries that impose high tariffs on U.S. exports.
King also complains that no more Democrats agree Trump’s tariff plan.
“I remember Dems being angered all of these trade deals by the World Trade Organization of the NAFTA, even recently TPP,” Golden added. “Now suddenly, it’s like a full 180-degree flip, we firmly defended the importance and relevance of the stock market to the U.S. economy and defended the free trade deal.”
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On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at a House Armed Services Committee hearing at the House Armed Services Committee in Rayben Building, Rep. Jared Golden was seen as an “external perspective on nuclear deterrence policy and posture”. (Tom Williams/CQ rolling phone)
King is one of the few, if not the only House Democrats, in favor of the tariff proposal. “When they searched under each sofa cushion to re-join the party to the working class, they were so strongly opposed to this issue.”
Rep. Chris DeluzioD-pa. In a video posted to X, he said he firmly opposed the tariffs.
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U.S. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, DC on April 7, 2025. President Trump is meeting with Netanyahu to discuss ongoing efforts to release Israeli hostages from Gaza and newly imposed U.S. tariffs. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“I think there is a false consensus in Washington on free trade, and it’s a competition,” Druzio said. “However, the president’s tariff announcement is his trade strategy – it’s messy, it’s inconsistent.”
Julia Johnson and Elizabeth Elkind of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
