Pence group lashes out at Trump tariffs ahead of 'Liberation Day' event: 'Tax on American consumers'

Former Vice President Mike Pence's policy advocacy organization came out against President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day," arguing his tariff plans "are essentially a tax on American consumers and businesses."

In a post on X on Wednesday, along with a letter to Congress, the group Advancing American Freedom (AAF) stated the tariffs "are essentially a tax on American consumers and businesses." This marks one of the rare occasions when the group, founded in 2021 based on the principles of Trump’s first term, has opposed his policies.

"Congress has a constitutional responsibility to reclaim its authority over taxation," AAF's general counsel Marc Wheat wrote in the letter.

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