Oregon Senator Wyden Criticizes Trump’s New Tariffs for Burdening Oregon Farmers and Families

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued a statement criticizing Trump’s new tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China imposed on Tuesday. Wyden says Oregon’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities are rightfully terrified about what Trump’s funding freeze and trade policies will mean for them.

Trump imposed a 25% tax on Canadian and Mexican imports and doubled an existing tariff on Chinese products to 20% just after midnight, although energy imports from Canada were limited to 10%.

Wyden and other Democratic lawmakers were quick to criticize the tariffs. He said, “Donald Trump is waging economic terrorism against American families. Trump promised to lower prices. Instead, he is jacking up the costs of groceries, gas, power, and electronics.”

Last month, Wyden listed a few things Trump just made more expensive for you, including gas, cars, electronics, fruit, household equipment, and clothes. Even tequila and maple syrup will cost more.

He also indicated that the U.S. auto industry will be devastated, markets of American farmers and exporters are already evaporating, and jobs will be destroyed because of what he terms “Trump’s senseless trade war.”

Worse still, Wyden confirmed that Republicans have the power to halt the price-hiking spree but said he has no confidence they will put their constituents ahead of Trump.

On X, he issued a statement confirming that “the higher cost from Trump’s tariff will be felt by the nurse in Philomath and the firefighter in Coos Bay. Not by Trump, Elon Musk, or their billionaire buds.”

The trade tariffs follow several Trump interventions, including what Wyden says are Trump funding cuts that put Oregonians in the literal line of fire.