“It’s like we got punched in the nose by our best friend,” said Clark in response to the tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump. “We’re going, ‘what?'” said Clark.

Clark warned that the tariffs will hurt Pennsylvanians in more ways than one, such as gas, food, and car prices.

“Here in Pennsylvania, the price of gas is going to go up,” said Clark, who spoke to Pennsylvania lawmakers in Harrisburg last week. “Food is going to get more expensive. The car that you want to buy is suddenly $7,000-$10,000 more tomorrow than it was today because of steel and aluminum tariffs.”

Pennsylvania and Canada do $30 billion in trade; Clark urged for talks on trade to find a deal that works for both sides.