“Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”
Jared Polis
Colorado governor. a post on X. Claim dated 15 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Tariffs do generally get passed along to the consumer in higher prices, but in the case of Biden's tariffs, they are likely too narrowly focused to spur inflation for "every family."
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In short
Jared Polis (Colorado governor) made this claim around 15 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 May 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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