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4 Apr 2025


NextImg:Critics Call Utter B.S. On Kellyanne Conway’s Rebrand Of Trump’s Tariffs
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Kellyanne Conway on Thursday attempted to defend Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on countries worldwide, which have sent stock markets plunging and sparked fears of a global recession.

But Conway’s spin drew accusations that it was just more “alternative facts” from the former White House counselor, who coined that exact phrase to defend Trump during his first term.

Kellyanne: For everyone saying tariffs are a tax, you have to look at them more as the old sanctions. pic.twitter.com/LHBal0XGVd

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 3, 2025

Conway argued on Fox News that Americans should see the new tariffs as something else entirely.

“For everybody saying tariffs are a tax, I think you have to look at them more as the old sanctions,” Conway claimed.

But critics accused her of twisting language, noting how sanctions and tariffs are two very different measures that are implemented for different political and economic purposes.

Kellyanne Conway spins another ‘alternative fact’:

“For everyone saying tariffs are a tax, you have to look at them more as the old sanctions.” @Acyn pic.twitter.com/LC0HiU2T3G

— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) April 3, 2025

Well that’s a lie cause us Americans are going to have to pay more!

— Sycamore’s Source (@sycamoressource) April 3, 2025

Alternative facts. Alternative truths. Alternative taxes. Stop Kellyanne please

— Last Day With You (@Last_DayWithYou) April 3, 2025

Oh look…Kellyanne “Alternative Facts” Conway has just created an “alternative” description of tariffs…old sanctions. ???? https://t.co/Pe7WG1ipWm

— ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????? (@chrisinfdl) April 3, 2025

Sorry Kellyanne, tariffs are a tax.

A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products. Different tariffs applied on different products by different countries.

— Heather P, MS ???????????? (@aeroladyny) April 3, 2025

Tariffs as sanctions? Classic moscovity play. Economic warfare doesn't just hurt the target; it destabilizes everyone. We need to call out these tactics and unite for real solutions, not just band-aids.

— medoyid_ua (@LetsArmUKR) April 3, 2025

Remember when she said Trump's lies were "alternative facts."

— Micro Doctrina (@MicroDoctrina) April 3, 2025

Alternative facts

— Mabel (@Mabel199104) April 3, 2025

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