Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) signaled Thursday that President Trump's threat to levy tariffs on key trading partners of the U.S. is hurting his constituents, saying "when we start losing, you back off."

“Almost every industry in Kentucky has come to me and said, ‘It will hurt our industry and push up prices of homes, cars,' and so, I’m going to continue to argue against tariffs,” Paul said late Thursday in an interview with CNN.

The Kentucky Republican argued the U.S. has "more leverage" than any other nation, but not "all the leverage." He urged the Trump administration to be "smart" about levying additional taxes and reciprocal tariffs.

“When we start losing, you back off. There’s such a thing as strategic retreat,” he said,........

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