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2025.08.07 02:25 GMT+8

U.S. lawmakers profiting from tariffs

Updated 2025.08.07 02:25 GMT+8
Owen Fairclough

The latest inflation data suggests tariffs are contributing to the cost of living rising again in the U.S., but some lawmakers appear to have profited handsomely from the impact of duties on stocks. And that’s driving a renewed and rare bipartisan push to stop it. 

As CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports, there are wider concerns over conflicts-of-interest, extending all the way to the White House.

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