April 2, 2025, Boston, MA – National Parents Union President Keri Rodrigues released the following statement in response to President Trump’s new tariff announcement:
“President Trump may call this ‘Liberation Day,’ but for American families, it is anything but. Today is not a day of freedom, it is a day of oppression. It is a day when hardworking parents and children are forced to bear the burden of a reckless economic policy disguised as patriotism. The tariff plan announced may be good for the President’s politics and a cheap campaign laugh line but it is bad economics and oppression that fails to meet the core reason he was elected, which was to lower prices for everyday Americans.
“This isn’t economic liberation; it’s economic suffocation. While the President may see political gain, families across this country will feel only oppression and pain. These tariffs will push businesses toward bankruptcy, send shockwaves through retirement savings, and put college dreams further out of reach for millions. The only thing being ‘liberated’ today is more of our hard-earned money—straight from our wallets.
“Let’s call this what it is: a direct attack on American families, a blow to our relationships with global allies, and an exercise in government inefficiency at a time when the President and Elon Musk claim to champion ‘government efficiency.’ Instead of stability and opportunity, this administration is oppressing families, handing us uncertainty and financial hardship.
“The National Parents Union calls on leaders at every level to reject this disastrous policy and stand up for the economic security of American families. We need real solutions that ease financial burdens—not oppression that makes it even harder to make ends meet.”
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