Don Bacon

They have some pretty good legislative liaisons. There's three that I know of that we could call. I don't think they give us a heads up a whole lot, but the president himself told me when I was in the Oval Office, and we had two others of us in there, that he wanted to do reciprocal tariffs, that if somebody's putting a 5% tariff on us, we should do 5% back. Really, that's a hard one to attack.

They have some pretty good legislative liaisons. There's three that I know of that we could call. I don't think they give us a heads up a whole lot, but the president himself told me when I was in the Oval Office, and we had two others of us in there, that he wanted to do reciprocal tariffs, that if somebody's putting a 5% tariff on us, we should do 5% back. Really, that's a hard one to attack.

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

Because I think we like having a level playing field. But I think we went way beyond that. I don't think we're doing, well, for example, Israel took off all their tariffs two weeks ago. And we put a hefty tariff on them after the fact. This is one example. Why are we doing tariffs on Canada when we have a trade deal with them and they're abiding by the trade deal?

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

These are the kind of questions I have. And I don't think they're really reciprocal tariffs. If they were, they would look a lot different.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

I was listening to the Treasury Secretary today on one of the talk shows in the morning. And he made it clear his goal is to bring back industry back to our country. So he laid it out pretty clearly. I've talked to the president and hear him talk. He often talks about level playing field. These guys are blocking our products. And so we don't have a fair deal.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.

So you hear a little bit of both, depending on who you're talking to. I believe... I'll give you an example. I've already mentioned that Europe has lots of rules that block our exports. We should try to knock those down and talk to them about it.

And I wouldn't go to tariffs right away, but I would, you know, form some meetings and say, hey, it's not fair that you get to sell anything you want in our country, and we can't get corn and beef and pork into your guys' countries. And we should have that dialogue. Well, looking at the Treasury Secretary today, it sure sounded like their goal is to bring back manufacturing.

And I wouldn't go to tariffs right away, but I would, you know, form some meetings and say, hey, it's not fair that you get to sell anything you want in our country, and we can't get corn and beef and pork into your guys' countries. And we should have that dialogue. Well, looking at the Treasury Secretary today, it sure sounded like their goal is to bring back manufacturing.

And I wouldn't go to tariffs right away, but I would, you know, form some meetings and say, hey, it's not fair that you get to sell anything you want in our country, and we can't get corn and beef and pork into your guys' countries. And we should have that dialogue. Well, looking at the Treasury Secretary today, it sure sounded like their goal is to bring back manufacturing.

And there was a lot of questions in my mind on that. We have two workers for every retiree now. It's not like we were 30 years ago where we had 10 workers for every retiree. I'm not sure we have that kind of workforce anymore, but I think it's a high-risk move what they're doing here.

And there was a lot of questions in my mind on that. We have two workers for every retiree now. It's not like we were 30 years ago where we had 10 workers for every retiree. I'm not sure we have that kind of workforce anymore, but I think it's a high-risk move what they're doing here.

And there was a lot of questions in my mind on that. We have two workers for every retiree now. It's not like we were 30 years ago where we had 10 workers for every retiree. I'm not sure we have that kind of workforce anymore, but I think it's a high-risk move what they're doing here.