Trump Tariffs Are ‘Net Plus’ in Midterms, GOP Campaign Head Says

The head of House Republicans’ campaign arm touted President Donald Trump’s tariffs and said the administration’s trade agenda will be a “net plus” for their party in the midterm elections.

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told Bloomberg Government at a policy breakfast Wednesday morning he expects Trump’s tariffs to pan out well in November.

“I support the president’s tariff strategy. I think it’s a smart one and I think it’s going to benefit the American people a great deal,” Hudson said. “I think it’s a net plus for us.”

“They’re going to benefit farmers, going to benefit American manufacturers, American workers, and so I think the American people are going to feel the benefits of it,” Hudson added.

Several Republican lawmakers have backed Trump’s tariff strategy even after the Supreme Court ruled most of them were illegal without congressional approval. Trump has vowed to pursue his tariffs after the ruling regardless and has claimed he doesn’t need the green light from lawmakers.

Democrats have seized on Trump’s import duties, arguing they further raise costs for American consumers as part of a focus on affordability going into the midterm elections. Hudson brushed off Democrats’ messaging efforts.

“It’s kind of like the arsonists trying to claim that they’re the firemen. They burned the House down. They’re the ones who got us record inflation, they’re the ones who made everything unaffordable,” Hudson said. “We’re on a rescue mission to bring it back.”