WATCH: Ford Slams Lombardo-Trump Economy After Trump Unveiled New Tariffs Alongside Lombardo
Lombardo Doubles Down on Nevadans’ “Pain”, Joins Trump at the White House as He Unveils New Tariffs
Hours after Attorney General Aaron Ford beat Trump’s reckless tariffs in court, Joe Lombardo rushed to stand beside Donald Trump as he announced new tariffs. Ford was fighting to stop an illegal tax on Nevada families. Lombardo was lining up to support Trump impose another one.
This comes nearly one year after Lombardo said Nevadans should “feel a little pain” from Trump’s tariffs. That pain is now reality. Over the last year, the Lombardo-Trump tariffs have caused small businesses to close and prices to rise for Nevada families. Under the Lombardo-Trump economy, grocery costs, unemployment, and homelessness have risen while tourism and state revenue is falling short. Under Lombardo, housing costs climbed to record highs and there is no sign of relief for Nevada residents.
Last week, while Lombardo stood by Trump as he unveiled new tariffs, Ford called on the President to refund Nevada families who were unlawfully taxed by his struck down tariffs.
General Ford: “I have a governor in my state that won't stand up to Donald Trump, in fact, [Lombardo] even said that we need to ‘feel a little pain’ from Trump's tariffs. And we’ve felt a lot of pain. So [I’m] going to continue to push back against federal overreach in any way that it presents itself.”
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New York Times: Trump Presses on With Tariffs Despite Court, and Court of Public Opinion
[Shane Goldmacher, 2/20/26]
In Nevada, Aaron Ford, the Democratic attorney general, said that he planned to make tariffs a big part of his campaign for governor against Gov. Joe Lombardo, the Republican incumbent, who last year mused that Nevadans “maybe need to feel a little pain in the short term” to get long-term benefit from tariffs.
“Affordability, Mr. Ford said in an interview, is “the issue — capital T, capital H, capital E” for voters and “their pockets have been hit by nearly $1,000 in 2025 because of these tariffs.”’
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