On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) stated that inflation has increased since the “Liberation Day” tariffs partially due to uncertainty about trade agreements as people waited to see what happened.

Host Blake Burman said that the pulling back of some tariffs, “feels like, and I don’t know if you see it differently, that this is an admission that the policy isn’t working and it’s driving up prices.”

Van Duyne responded, “No. I think what this is is a[n] administration that has its ears open, that recognizes how you negotiate. You’ve got to be able to pivot. You’ve got to be able to be flexible and understand that you can try one strategy and it has been completely successful, but they are trying one strategy, they’re also pulling back on some that

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