US Senate Blows Up Over Tariffs On Australia In Fiery Confrontation | 10 News First
A hearing at the US Senate has blown up over tariffs imposed on Australia by the Trump Administration, despite the US holding a trade surplus over the country.
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was testifying before the Senate Finance Committee over the hugely contentious tariff policy, which has sent global markets plummeting.
Democratic senator Mark Warner questioned why Australia had been hit with a tariff despite an existing free trade agreement and the nation's status as "an incredibly important national security partner."
Greer, in response, offered up the oft-repeated line that "[Australia] ban our beef, they ban our pork," and that "we should be running up the score on Australia."
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