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The Mary Trump Podcast

Donald’s Tariffs Makes Motherhood Harder

The Mary Trump Podcast

Mary Trump Media

Politics, News, President, Government, Political Commentary, Mary Trump, Donald Trump, Democrat

4.9844 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

This Mother’s Day, Donald Trump’s brutal tariffs make flowers more expensive and spark baby gear prices and a potential shortage crisis. This comes as he tries to improve fertility rates by incentivizing women to have more children with a meager $5000, and attacks immigrants who studies show contribute positively to population growth.

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0:00.0

It probably won't come as a surprise to you that Donald had some issues with his mother.

0:08.2

But apparently that's extrapolating to all mothers just in time for Mother's Day.

0:15.1

If you were planning to buy your mother flowers for the holiday, which, by the the way is something that almost everybody does,

0:22.3

you should brace yourself because you're probably going to be spending a lot more than you

0:26.9

usually would now that it's Donald's economy.

0:31.3

Here's WL, sorry, WPLG, Local 10 with the update.

0:36.6

Mother's Day could be a little pricier.

0:38.6

That's because the majority of flowers sold in the U.S. are imported from countries with

0:42.3

climates friendly for growing, and those imports are facing tariffs.

0:46.2

So there's a lot that you should know before you go out there and order a bouquet for your

0:50.2

mommy.

0:51.2

80% of flowers mostly come from Colombia and Ecuador.

0:54.7

And because of President Trump's 10% baseline tariff,

0:58.0

the extra cost will likely head to the florist

1:00.8

and that will in turn be passed on to you the consumer.

1:03.8

Floral spending has reached new heights over the years

1:06.6

with 74% of consumers saying they do plan to buy them

1:09.8

for their mom on Mother's Day.

1:13.2

Okay, tariffs 101.

1:14.9

They don't just impact the country upon whom they're imposed.

1:20.5

They impact the consumer in the country who buys those products.

1:24.9

So if a country is tariff as, um, is charged 10% more to export its goods,

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