[Hoot Gibson]

I have now watched videos of Trump's appearance at a McDonalds in Pennsylvania yesterday and I have to admit it was a brilliant stunt. He requested a job and said that he is running against a candidate who falsely claims to have worked at McDonalds. What he did was take a poke at Kamala's honesty in a humorous way. It was quite a contrast to Kamala's appearance yesterday with celebrities and her increasingly angry screaming at campaign events.

I also watched the reaction of local Steelworkers to his promise to use import tariffs to protect their jobs. I am personally opposed to imposing tariffs to protect jobs, but I do support imposing them in response to government subsidies or to retaliate against tariffs imposed by other countries. I prefer lowering corporate taxes and lightening regulatory burdens to make American companies more competitive with global competitors, but I support the use of tariffs when countries like China unfairly subsidize industries to drive American companies out of the market. We cannot afford, as a country, to be completely dependent on imports in key industries that impact national security.

I believe that Trump's promises of tariffs to protect union steelworker jobs in Pennsylvania will be very effective.