BREAKING: Congresswoman Madeleine Dean brutally humiliates Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during a hearing after he absurdly implies that companies should "build" bananas in America to avoid tariffs: "We cannot build bananas in America!"
These are jaw-droppingly stupid remarks from Lutnick...
"What's the tariff on bananas? Americans by the way love Bananas. We buy billions of them a year. I love bananas. What's the tariff on bananas?" Dean asked during a hearing on the destructive MAGA tariffs.
"The tariff on bananas would be representative of the countries that produce them," replied Lutnick.
"And what's that tariff?" pressed Dean.
"Generally 10%," said Lutnick.
"Correct, 10%," said Dean. "Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%."
"As countries do deals with us that will go to to zero. As countries do deals with us that will go to zero—" said Lutnick.
"But the cost is on the American consumer now and on the businesses with the confusion now," interjected Dean. "Mr. Secretary, I believe you know better. I believe you recognize that a trade deficit is not something to fear. I believe you know that predictability, stability is essential for businesses. I wish you would show that truth to this administration and I yield back."
Lutnick then asked if he could make "one quick comment" to Congresswoman Dean and the chairman allowed him. For his own sake, he should have kept his mouth shut...
"There's no uncertainty if you build in America and you produce your product in America there will be no tariff," said Lutnick.
"We can't produce bananas in America!" said Dean.
"The concept of building in America and paying no tariff is very, very clear," Lutnick added.
"We cannot build bananas in America!" said Dean, delivering the soundbite of the year in one fell swoop.
The Congresswoman is, of course, correct. It makes absolutely no sense to put tariffs on goods that cannot be produced in the United States. All that does is spike the prices for hard-working American families.
This is truly the most incompetent, ignorant administration in American history.
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