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.