Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford Says Tariffs Are A Tax, Cautions Against Market Instability

Oklahoma GOP Senator Lies Through His Teeth On Trump's Tariffs

These Republicans are all just shameless liars, and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker was about as useful as a potted plant while interviewing GOP Sen. James Lankford. As we already discussed here, Trump threw a tantrum after an appeals court ruled that his tariffs are illegal because the emergencies he's tried to declare are bogus. Lankford was asked about the ruling this Sunday, and proceeded to lie and ignore the fact that Trump is abusing t…

Sen. Lankford: Fighting Trump’s Tariffs Is ‘Destabilizing’

All the legal wrangling over President Donald Trump's tariffs is effectively a self-fulfilling prophecy for anti-Trump obstructionist forces, according to Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla. "The ultimate thing that I'm hearing, Kristen, more than anything else from all the companies that I've talked to, is they just want it to be set," Lankford told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "They just want to know what the rules of the road are. Every time th…

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford Says Tariffs Are A Tax, Cautions Against Market Instability

On ‘Meet the Press,’ the Oklahoma Senator and ‘Free Trader’ discusses the economic impact of tariffs and stresses the importance of an independent Federal Reserve. Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” this morning, acknowledging that tariffs are a form of taxation but emphasizing that their economic burden is […] Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford Says Tariffs Are A Tax, Cautions Against Market Instab…

Lankford Defends Actions on Tariffs, Trade Deals

U.S. Senator James Lankford joined NBC’s Meet the Press to discuss President Donald Trump’s leadership on trade, public health, and crime in America’s cities. In the interview, Lankford defended the president’s authority on tariffs, praised recent progress on international trade deals, and weighed in on federal health policy under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He also addressed concerns about crime rates in major U.S. cities and the federal gov