'It's a bad idea': Kentucky governor responds to Canadian tariffs on bourbon [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted 1:52 PM, Mar 09, 2025
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear wants Canadian leaders to reconsider their retaliatory tariffs on American liquor, including the state’s signature bourbon. Beshear expressed concern that these trade retaliations could have detrimental effects on Kentucky's economy and its bourbon industry. "Tariffs are a bad idea, and it's not just me that's saying it," Beshear said.
Canadian leaders have targeted Kentucky bourbon in response to U.S. tariffs, with some provinces even removing American liquor from store shelves. The move has raised alarms among bourbon producers who fear for the future of their businesses. The Kentucky Distillers' Association said retaliatory tariffs on American whiskey will have "far-reaching consequences."
"That means hard-working Americans — corn farmers, truckers, distillery workers, barrel makers, bartenders, servers and the communities and businesses built around Kentucky bourbon will suffer," KDA said in a statement. "As a distinctive product of the United States, bourbon cannot be made anywhere else in the world. It truly is America's only native spirit. Bourbon jobs are American jobs, and we grow bourbon jobs by opening markets across the globe."
"Retaliatory measures against bourbon harm these markets and jeopardize growth for years to come, including the unjust and disproportionate removal of American spirits from retail shelves and prohibition on new purchases of alcohol from American companies," the statement goes on to say. Beshear attributes the uncertainty facing Kentucky's bourbon industry directly to President Donald Trump. "President Trump started this trade war, and we all knew if he did, other countries would have to respond," he said.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/food-and-drink/its-a-bad-idea-kentucky-governor-responds-to-canadian-tariffs-on-bourbon
Beshear is a good Democrat so Turtle and SPAWN OF RON PAUL need to have a word with their dear leader.
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