President Trump recently announced sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world, a move that will drive up costs for both consumers and small businesses, economists say. Some North Carolina business owners are speaking up about it.

President Trump wants to dismantle the federal Department of Education. At a "Hands Off" protest recently in Charlotte, North Carolina teacher Rae LeGrone joined thousands of demonstrators to explain what impact that would have on North Carolina students.

If you watch one thing today, make it this.

As part of the national ‘Hands Off’ protests in opposition to public services cuts by the Trump administration, thousands of North Carolinians marched in Charlotte in support of funding for public education, veterans’ healthcare, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and more.

In his speech to Congress on Tuesday, President Trump said that his increased tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, three of the country’s biggest trading partners, would bring costs down for the American public.

But as economists have been warning and we will soon see for ourselves in the grocery store, that’s not how tariffs work.

Lots of necessities come from these countries, including life-saving medicine, cars, food, and our favorite apricot jam.

Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy takes a look.