Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins delivered a masterclass in truth-telling during a fiery exchange on CNN’s State of the Union, where she exposed host Jake Tapper’s glaring misinformation on President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. As Tapper fumbled through his biased critique, Rollins effortlessly dismantled his weak arguments, laughing off his attempts to smear the president’s America-first economic strategy. The moment was a stark reminder of how out of touch the liberal media is with the realities of trade policy—and how desperate they are to undermine Trump’s successes.
Tapper kicked off the segment with his usual doom-and-gloom narrative, calling Trump’s tariffs a “fundamental shift in the global financial order” and insinuating that the president was reckless for challenging unfair trade practices. But Rollins wasn’t having it. When Tapper tried to downplay Europe’s protectionist policies by claiming their resistance to U.S. pork was due to “hormone issues” rather than tariffs, she swiftly shut him down.
“Wait! Hold on, Jake! No, no, no!” Rollins interjected. “Here’s the bottom line: They (the Europeans) are using fake science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our products. So it isn’t just they have high tariffs; thank you for making this point for me…It’s the way they’ve treated our products. [They say] ‘Oh, sorry, we can’t take your beef since 2002 because you use a certain type of feed.’ That’s absolute bull. Our farmers and ranchers produce the safest, most secure, and best food in the world!”
Tapper, clearly rattled, then tried to pivot to the stock market—another liberal media obsession—suggesting that Trump’s policies were causing instability. But Rollins wasn’t fooled. “I think it’s really important to realize that last Wednesday was when the president announced this new American order, the new American economic plan,” she fired back. “We’re now two days in, right? You’ve got two days of data. Everyone, especially on your side—on the left—is freaking out.”
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.@SecRollins calls out Fake Tapper over the EU's refusal to take American agricultural exports: "They are using fake science and unsubstantiated claims to not take our products … We produce the safest, the most secure, the best food in the world." pic.twitter.com/qBKJefgaKC
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The CNN host, predictably, tried to distance himself from the leftist label, despite working for a network notorious for its progressive bias. But the damage was done. Rollins had already exposed the media’s playbook: cherry-pick data, ignore context, and spin every Trump policy as a disaster—even when it’s putting America first.
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.@SecRollins: "Everyone, especially on your side — on the left…"
Fake Tapper: "I'm not on the left."@SecRollins: "Alright, Jake, thank you."
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President Trump’s bold tariff strategy is finally holding other nations accountable for decades of exploiting American workers. While the liberal media hyperventilates over short-term market fluctuations, Trump is playing the long game—rebuilding American industry, protecting U.S. jobs, and ensuring fair trade. The fact that CNN and its ilk can’t grasp this only proves how little they care about real economic victories for the American people.