Vivek Ramaswamy indicated he supported Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Trump’s tariffs harmed Ohio farmers and impacted Ohio’s manufacturing, causing Tosoh SMD Inc. to lose more than $4 million to tariffs. Soybean farmers in Ohio alerted they were at the “brink” of their livelihoods due to Trump’s tariff policies.
Ramaswamy Said He Supported Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs. According to the Washington Post, “Vivek Ramaswamy, who was initially supposed to spearhead the U.S. DOGE Service with Musk but instead decided to run for governor of Ohio, has said little about the tariffs in recent days. (Ramaswamy indicated before the tariffs announcement that he would support reciprocal tariffs — taxing imports the same amount that other countries tax ours” [Washington Post, 4/7/25]
HEADLINE: “Trump Tariffs Cost Grove City Manufacturing Company Tosoh SMD, Inc. Millions This Year” [Columbus Dispatch, 10/17/25]
2025: Trump’s Tariffs Caused Tosoh SMD Inc. To Lose Millions Of Dollars. According to the Columbus Dispatch, “A Grove City manufacturing company has lost millions of dollars to tariffs imposed by President Trump this year, cutting into the company's bottom line and causing it to take cost-saving measures, an executive recently told The Dispatch. Tosoh SMD Inc., which employs 221 people at its manufacturing plant in Grove City, produces components that are crucial for semiconductor and solar panel manufacturing along with powdered metals. Their parts go off to big names in the tech world like Samsung, Texas Instruments and Intel.” [Columbus Dispatch, 10/17/25]
HEADLINE: “Ohio Soybean Farmers Feeling The Impact Of Tariffs On China” [WBNS, 10/7/25]
HEADLINE: “Ohio Farmers See One-Year, 74% Loss In Chinese Sales Due Largely To Trump Tariffs, Report Shows” [Ohio Capital Journal, 12/16/25]
2025: Ohio Soybean Farmers Were At The “Brink” Of Their Livelihoods Due To Trump’s And The GOP’s Trade Policies. According to Tiffin Ohio, “Soybean farmers across Ohio say Sen. Jon Husted’s trade policies are pushing their livelihoods to the brink, with rising costs, collapsing export markets, and mounting frustration in rural communities that once backed him. Husted has defended Trump and the GOP’s tariffs as ‘standing up for American workers’ and claimed they ‘haven’t affected the economy negatively.’ But on Ohio farms, many see the fallout firsthand — and it’s not the picture Husted is painting in Washington.” [Tiffin Ohio, 11/6/25]