Democrat Senator Pressures Trump Trade Representative for Tariffing Australia

Australian beef took the biggest hit from the Trump administration’s 10 percent baseline tariffs.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks during a hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

U.S. Democrat Senator Mark Warner has grilled Trump’s Trade Representative Jamieson Greer over recent tariffs placed on Australian exports, saying they undermine U.S.-Australia ties as well as the AUKUS agreement.

On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled the “Liberation Day” tariffs, which included a baseline 10 percent tariff on all imports to the United States, which captured Australia’s lucrative beef trade.