Rep. Subramanyam, joined by ‘Tariff Bear,’ protests Trump’s tariffs

Rep. Subramanyam, joined by ‘Tariff Bear,’ protests Trump’s tariffs

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) this week took to the House floor with a cartoon bear in tow to protest the Trump administration’s tariffs on toys and necessities for families. “Mr. Speaker, meet Tariff Bear,” the congressman said in remarks on June 25, standing alongside a rendering of a doleful-looking, blue-furred bear donning a “Make America Great Again” hat and bearing a red price tag on his stomach (where a certain colorful bear franchise mi…