{"id":2422793,"date":"2025-04-12T09:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-explains-democrats-growing-dilemma-as-trumps-tariffs-succeed\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T13:25:18","slug":"kellyanne-conway-explains-democrats-growing-dilemma-as-trumps-tariffs-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kellyanne-conway-explains-democrats-growing-dilemma-as-trumps-tariffs-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellyanne Conway Explains Democrats&#8217; Growing Dilemma as Trump\u2019s Tariffs Succeed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkellyanne-conway-explains-democrats-growing-dilemma-as-trumps-tariffs-succeed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422793&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kellyanne Conway discussed the challenges facing Democrats regarding President TrumpS growing list of trade and tariff victories over China during her appearance on Fox Business. She noted that while Trump has increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% and suspended tariffs for most other nations, there has been a notable surge in U.S. investments and job announcements linked to his economic policies. Conway criticized Democrats for not presenting a clear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-trade-chief-tai-to-unveil-bidens-china-trade-strategy-on-monday\/\" title=\"US ... Chief Tai to Unveil Biden\u2019s ... ... Strategy on Monday\">trade strategy<\/a> and suggested that manny companies are aligning with Trump&#8217;s agenda by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-subcommittee-approves-pentagon-spending-bill\/\" title=\"House subcommittee approves Pentagon spending bill\">making important investments<\/a> in the U.S. She emphasized that Americans prefer strength and fairness,traits they associate with trump&#8217;s approach to trade. Additionally, she criticized former President Obama for his commentary on Trump&#8217;s policies, arguing that his critique lacked credibility due to his past failures and current lifestyle contradictions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kellyanne Conway said on Fox Business Friday that Democrats face a big dilemma as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s list of trade and tariff wins against China keeps growing.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-announces-surprising-counter-trumps-tariffs-end-hollywood-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">intensified<\/a> his trade strategy against China by suspending tariffs for most nations while hiking them on Chinese goods to 125%.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on &ldquo;The Evening Edit,&rdquo; Conway pointed to a surge of U.S. investments and job announcements tied to Trump&rsquo;s economic agenda and said that Democrats have yet to present a serious alternative as they kept going against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s trade strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So many corporations are hightailing it to 1600 [Pennsylvania Avenue] and saying &lsquo;Hey, Mr. President, we&rsquo;re opening up a new facility in North Carolina. We&rsquo;re going to invest $20 billion in Americans and hire 5,000 new Americans in rural America over the next four or five years. And the White House is highlighting these success stories,&rdquo; Conway told host Elizabeth MacDonald.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These American investment stories, Liz, it&rsquo;s public knowledge. They&rsquo;re putting it out every week. The Democrats don&rsquo;t want to see it and acknowledge it. Some of these countries, Liz, are going to have to decide whether they&rsquo;re for America or they&rsquo;re for China. It sounds like some of these Democrats are going to have to decide [whether] they are for America or for China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When asked why Democrats haven&rsquo;t offered a clear trade strategy, Conway said it&rsquo;s because Trump has already shown the kind of strength and fairness Americans want.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s called respect and fear. And I think this last election shows that Americans want strength over weakness, Liz, and they want fairness over unfairness. And what President Trump is doing and demonstrating with his trade and tariff agenda, with the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, the energy dominance, the smaller government footprint, whatever that ends up looking like, all that needs to be priced into this tariff and trade strategy as well,&rdquo; Conway said. &ldquo;Look, I think if they do two, three, four deals that we know about, and that they can announce the beginnings of, it&rsquo;s akin to the investments in America that so many corporations are making.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Conway also criticized former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the first 100 days of Donald Trump&rsquo;s first term, former President Barack Obama, who failed to get Hillary Clinton his third term, felt the need to go and tell the Wall Street Journal in an interview what President Trump, what Americans should be doing. Isn&rsquo;t that rich? He won&rsquo;t even say it now, won&rsquo;t agree with it,&rdquo; Conway said. &ldquo;Now, I didn&rsquo;t hear him say much about that at all last fall when he was trying to prop up Kamala Harris and Joe Biden and Tim Walz. So the Democrats, everything Trump, clouds their minds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Thursday at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., Obama said standing up to Trump&rsquo;s policies may demand personal sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>On &ldquo;Jesse Watters Primetime,&rdquo; Victor Davis Hanson <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/04\/05\/victor-davis-hanson-barack-obama-lifestyle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">slammed<\/a> Obama and said that his words clash with his own lifestyle, which he said erodes the former president&rsquo;s credibility and weakens his public image.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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Trump has escalated his trade approach by lifting tariffs for most countries while raising them on Chinese products to 125%. During her segment on \u201cThe Evening Edit,\u201d Conway highlighted the rise in U.S. investments and job announcements linked to Trump&#8217;s economic policies, noting that Democrats have not offered a viable alternative while opposing his trade strategy. She mentioned that many corporations are approaching the White House to announce significant investments and job creation plans, which the administration is promoting. Conway suggested that some countries may need to choose between supporting America or China, implying that Democrats might also need to make a similar choice. When asked about the lack of a clear Democratic trade strategy, she attributed it to Trump&#8217;s demonstration of strength and fairness desired by Americans. 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