GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden Shrugs Off US Tariffs On Mexican Goods As Just “Paying More For Guacamole”

“Here’s what’s really been inflationary, the last four years of the radical out-of-control Biden spending with this Inflation Reduction Act, that’s what has caused inflation. And if it means that I have to pay more for guacamole but fentanyl poisoning does not come across the Canadian and Mexican border, and our mothers and sisters and brothers and daughters aren’t poisoned to death by this chemical that’s coming across the borders, I’m willing to pay for guacamole, as is the rest of the United States of America.” – Capitol riot attendee and first-term GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden, speaking to CNN.



Van Orden: If it means that I have to pay more for guacamole but fentanyl poison does not come across… I'm willing to pay more for guacamole, as is the rest of the United States of America.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) November 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM