¶ Overview
In 2025, Taylor Robson supported Trump’s tariffs, which doomed Arizonans to a trade war and rising prices. Tariffs are contributing to higher food prices, are hurting Arizona businesses and farmers, and could increase car insurance rates.
Despite this, Taylor Robson said the tariffs were evidence of Trump standing up for “Americans who have seen their jobs shipped overseas,” even as the U.S. stock market crashed due to Trump’s escalating global trade war.
¶ Taylor Robson Supported Trump’s Tariffs Despite The Harm They Could Cause To Arizona’s Economy
¶ Taylor Robson Supported Trump’s Devastating Tariffs, Even As The Stock Market Crashed
¶ Taylor Robson Said Trump’s Tariffs Were Evidence Of Him Standing Up For “Americans Who Have Seen Their Jobs Shipped Overseas”
April 7, 2025: Taylor Robson Shared Trump’s Claim That His Tariffs Were “Bringing In Billions Of Dollars A Week,” And Praised Trump For Standing “Up For The Forgotten Americans Who Have Seen Their Jobs Shipped Overseas.” According to Robson’s Twitter, “I’m proud to have President @realDonaldTrump’s endorsement because he stands up for the forgotten Americans who have seen their jobs shipped overseas. Other countries are already coming to the negotiation table because they see President Trump’s strength. America will NOT be kicked around by the likes of China anymore! Keep fighting, Mr. President! Quote Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Oil prices are down, interest rates are down (the slow moving Fed should cut rates!), food prices are down, there is NO INFLATION, and the long time abused USA is bringing in Billions of Dollars a week from the abusing countries on Tariffs that are already in place. This is despite the fact that the biggest abuser of them all, China, whose markets are crashing, just raised its Tariffs by 34%, on top of its long term ridiculously high Tariffs (Plus!), not acknowledging my warning for abusing countries not to retaliate. They’ve made enough, for decades, taking advantage of the Good OL’ USA! Our past ‘leaders’ are to blame for allowing this, and so much else, to happen to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
[Twitter, @KTaylorRobson, 4/7/25]
April 2-4, 2025: The U.S. Stock Market Crashed As Trump’s Tariffs “Escalated A Global Trade War And Wiped Out Trillions Of Dollars In Value.” According to NPR, “Wall Street plummeted for a second straight day on Friday, as President Trump's tariffs escalated a global trade war and wiped out trillions of dollars in value from the U.S. stock market. The two-day selloff served as the financial community's most brutal warning yet about the potential fallout of Trump's trade policy. Investors, businesses, and consumers are all expressing mounting terror about how these sweeping new taxes could upend the global economy.” [NPR, 4/4/25]
¶ Trump’s Tariffs Were Hurting Small Businesses And Families In Arizona
¶ Trump’s Tariffs Were Expected To Raise Grocery Prices And Cause Job Losses
HEADLINE: “Grocery Inflation Highest Since 2022 As Trump Tariffs Pile Up” [Axios, 9/16/25]
HEADLINE: “Car Insurance Rates Could Rise With Tariffs” [Axios, 8/7/25]
Trump’s Tariffs Were Expected To Raise The Price Of Tomatoes And Cause Job Losses In Arizona. According to the Arizona Republic, “Consumers can expect grocery store prices for tomatoes to rise in the coming months after the Trump administration imposed new 17% duties on tomatoes imported from Mexico, according to trade advocates. The new tariffs also are expected to deal a financial blow to Arizona's multibillion-dollar tomato import industry that could result in job losses and profit declines that will ripple through the broader economy, trade advocates and importers say. The new duties are aimed at preventing Mexican tomato growers from ‘dumping’ lower cost tomatoes on the U.S. market and providing a boost to U.S. tomato growers, especially in Florida, where tomato growers have long complained about tomato dumping from Mexico.” [Arizona Republic, 7/21/25]
2025: The Peterson Institute For International Economics Estimated Trump’s Proposed 25% Tariff On Nearly All Imports From Mexico And Canada Would Increase Costs About $1,200 Annually Per Household And Impact Arizona’s Trading Relationship With Mexico. According to KJZZ, “Trump announced a 25% tariff on nearly all imports from Mexico and Canada – the nation’s top trading partners, and also Arizona’s – on Feb. 1, with a 10% tariff on Canadian oil, gas and electricity. He immediately put the tariffs on hold until March 4, using the threat as leverage to win concessions on border security. Both have threatened retaliatory tariffs. So Arizona consumers would face higher prices on imports even as demand for Arizona’s exports drops. The Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates that Trump’s tariffs would cost the average U.S. household $1,200 per year. Mexico is the biggest customer for Arizona exports – $8 billion worth in 2023, according to census data. Mexico buys copper, electronics, aircraft, engines and parts from Arizona and sells tomatoes, electronic components for autos, peppers, grapes and other produce.” [KJZZ, 3/1/25]
2025: Timothy Richards, The Morrison Chair Of Agribusiness At Arizona State University, Estimated Trump’s Proposed 25% Tariffs On Canadian And Mexican Imported Goods Would Likely Increase The Prices Of Produce Up To 25%. According to AZ Central, “President Donald Trump's 25% tariffs on imported goods from Canada and Mexico will officially go into effect on Tuesday. Tariffs, a tax on goods exchanged between countries, are paid by the importer in the U.S., who then tends to pass on all or some of the cost to consumers, said Timothy Richards, the Morrison chair of agribusiness at Arizona State University. The tariffs were announced in January and then paused in February. Now that they are starting on Tuesday, Arizona shoppers can expect to see price increases at grocery stores as a result. Here are the products most likely to cost more because of the tariffs, plus how beer will be impacted and what the U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico. How will Trump's tariffs affect Arizona grocery prices? It is uncertain how much of the increased cost importers will pass on to consumers across all the different impacted industries. But Richards anticipated the price of produce will increase close to the full 25%.” [AZ Central, 3/4/25]
2025: China Had Stopped Buying U.S. Alfalfa To Feed Their Cattle As A Result Of Trump’s Trade War, Instead Going To Countries In Africa And Europe. According to ABC 15, “In the Harquahala Valley, hay fields stretch as far as the eye can see. Alfalfa hay is mainly used as feed for cattle and is big business in Arizona, with Arizona farms exporting over $100 million of alfalfa overseas a year. Shannon Schulz has been farming in the Harquahala Valley for decades. Business is slow because Chinese dairy farms have all but stopped buying U.S. alfalfa to feed their cattle after the country imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. China makes up about half of Arizona's alfalfa export market. ‘With the current tariffs in place, which is in total about 66% from China to us, it puts our product out of the marketplace,’ Schulz said. Schulz says that now Chinese farms are buying from other countries in Africa and Europe. For the alfalfa now growing in Arizona’s fields, by the time it's ready to be harvested, there may not be a customer to buy it. Losing about half of his business overnight has not been easy. ‘It could break us,’ Schulz said. ‘It could break a lot of farmers.’” [ABC 15, 4/18/25]
¶ Small Business Owners Were Concerned About Trump’s Tariffs Forcing Them To Raise Their Prices
2025: Erica Campbell, Small Business Owner Of “Be A Heart,” Said She Was Concerned Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Would Impact Her Profit Margins And Force Her To Increase Prices. According to ABC 15 Arizona, “In the Valley, full-time mom of three kids, and full-time small business owner Erica Campbell says she doesn't have the time to be patient with tariff negotiations. She owns ‘Be a Heart’, an e-commerce business selling catholic themed gifts and products, which are all made in China. Proposed tariffs will eat into her profit margins, causing her to have to raise prices. ‘Right now this $40 night light would need to sell for $62,’ Campbell said. Campbell says her family relies on the income from her business and she is very nervous about what the next few weeks and months will look like.” [ABC 15 Arizona, 4/6/25]
- Campbell Noted There Were Not Enough Manufacturers In The U.S. To Make Her Products Domestically, Arguing It Would Take About Four Years Or More To Build Domestic Factories That Already Exist In China. According to ABC 15 Arizona, “The Trump Administration wants to use tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., but Campbell says there isn't enough manufacturing power here in the U.S. now for her to make her products here. ‘It will probably take four years or more to build factories to make these products, which China has really perfected,’ Campbell said. Which is too long she says, for her and many others if rising prices and a recession hit the U.S. economy because of the tariffs. ‘I don’t know if by the time he figures it out many of us will still be here,’ Campbell said.” [ABC 15 Arizona, 4/6/25]
2025: Phoenix Toy Store Owner Said Trump’s Tariffs Would Result In Higher Prices. According to AZ Family, “President Donald Trump told American parents this week that their kids might have to live with fewer toys. Most toys are made in China, and the new tariffs will make them more expensive and less available in stores. A Valley toy store said it’s already feeling the impact. Wildlings Toy Boutique in Phoenix says the summer is typically a slow season for them, so they don’t usually stock the store. However, with 80% of toys produced in China, the owner said she’s been buying toys to create a back-stock of inventory. Wildlings Toy Boutique is straight out of owner Jenn Mawcinitt’s imagination. ‘Purposeful play was the mission here. So everything here has a purpose,’ she said. For five years, it’s been her safe haven, and she describes it as one of the best things she’s created. Last month, however, when the Trump administration announced 145% tariffs on items coming from China, her business became a point of stress. ‘Ultimately, toy manufacturers and toy store owners don’t operate on margins that would allow us to absorb those costs. We’re going to have to pass it on to our customers, and that is really hard to say,’ Mawcinitt said.” [AZ Family, 5/2/25]