JUST IN: McConnell Compares Trump’s Presidency, Tariffs To “Pre-World War Two Era”.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) compared the modern-day political landscape to the pre-World War II era in the United States, pointing specifically to tariffs and foreign policy.
“I think this is the most dangerous period since before World War Two,” McConnell said in the interview, which was conducted on Friday.
“There’s certain similarities right now to the ‘30s,” he continued, pointing to the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill in 1930, which he said is “widely believed by historians and economists to have taken the depression worldwide.”
McConnell also noted similarities between those who oppose U.S. intervention globally today and those who held similar views before America was drawn into the World War II.
According to The Hill, McConnell also expressed concern that the U.S. isn’t sufficiently prepared for what appears to be a growing alliance between some countries that are antagonistic toward the U.S.
“Those who were totally anxious to stay out of all of what was going on in Europe were called ‘America First.’ Sound familiar? So what do we have today? North Korea, China, Russia, Iran and Iran’s proxies. They’re very different kinds of countries, but they have one thing in common: They hate us,” McConnell said. “So, when you talk about preparedness, we’re not prepared like we should be.”