The Kentucky governor said the tariffs will hurt residents of his state, which Trump won overwhelmingly in 2024.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) sharply criticized the administration’s sweeping tariffs, saying the policy approach amounts to “chaos” and is bad for the U.S. economy. “No, not at all,” Beshear said in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says tariff's implemented on other nations by President Trump has been "chaos" and is not what Kentuckians voted him in office to do.

President Donald Trump released two tariff letters on Saturday, imposing duties of 30% on products from Mexico and the European Union.

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced 30 percent tariffs on all European goods entering the U.S., prompting pushback from European allies.

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners in letters posted to his social media account.

President Donald Trump prides himself on being a dealmaker, but his negotiating style is more ultimatum than compromise. In the last week, Trump has slapped trading partnerswith tariffs rather than slog through prolonged talks to reach agreements.

Vietnam rushed to meet the July 9 trade deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to escape a round of harsh reciprocal tariffs. But that early move has now left officials in Hanoi and major manufacturers facing more confusion than clarity.

Hanoi has found itself in the eye of a political and economic storm. In a surprising move, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new tariff deal with Vietnam, marking the third such agreement he has reached after similar ones with the UK and China.

President Donald Trump has been sending letters to countries outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1.