Nyt: Gop Senator Has Profited From Trump’s Tariffs

The New York Times reports:

In Washington, Senator Dan Sullivan has offered reliable support for President Trump’s tariffs, even as they have roiled the economy and angered consumers. But back home in Alaska, as he campaigns for re-election, he has stayed largely silent on the issue.

But it stands in stark contrast to the frustration expressed by Senator Sullivan’s older brother, the chief executive officer of their family manufacturing business. His brother, Frank Sullivan, has described the tariffs as a huge headache in earnings calls for the company, RPM International, which makes a number of well-known products including Rust-Oleum, Roto-Rooter and The Pink Stuff.

To navigate that uncertainty, the company has relocated manufacturing, restructured deals with importers and stockpiled some materials. And it has also raised prices. The strategy — and the decision to pass along some costs to consumers — allowed the company to deliver its 52nd year of increased dividends to shareholders, a group that includes Senator Sullivan, who held as much as $5 million in company stock, according to his latest financial disclosure report.

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Breaking reporting from @nytimes found that after Dan Sullivan “repeatedly” backed the tariffs hurting Alaskans, his family company raised costs on customers — then delivered “record dividends” for shareholders, including Sullivan himself#AKSEN pic.twitter.com/gt8AaKmz7V

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