Sears Shamelessly Praises Trump’s Tariffs as Virginians Face More Layoffs

Sears Shamelessly Praises Trump’s Tariffs as Virginians Face More Layoffs

Recent reporting from The Roanoke Times found a new round of layoffs at the Volvo Trucks New River Valley plant in Dublin could cause more than 350 autoworkers in Southwest Virginia to lose their jobs due in part to “the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.” This comes after a previous wave of layoffs at the plant, which saw about 180 jobs lost.

As these Virginians and more are losing their jobs as a result of Donald Trump’s attacks on their workforce and economy, recent audio of Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears found that she was telling supporters that she thinks that massively increasing prices across everyday goods and services is “good” and to the “benefit” of Virginians.

Since Trump has been in office, Sears has proudly embraced his policies that are making it harder for workers to pay their bills and support their families, and even mocked those who have lost their jobs by saying that she “doesn’t understand why” Virginians getting laid off is a “huge, huge thing.”

“After 180 Virginians at the Volvo Plant in Pulaski County lost their jobs in February, Trump’s senseless tariffs could put another 350 out of work, yet Sears still thinks they are ‘good’,” said DGA National Press Secretary Devon Cruz. “How many Virginians have to lose their jobs before Sears finally speaks out against Trump’s attacks on Virginia’s jobs and economy?”

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