From Spectrum News:

Kentucky heavily relies on imports and exports. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce said when tariffs like these are imposed, no one wins.

“This is economically harmful to other countries, and it’s economically harmful to us as well, which is one of the reasons why we strongly discourage the utilization of tariffs as a means to accomplish various policies,” said Charles Aull, executive director of the Center for Policy and Research.

Kentucky is mainly a manufacturing state, Aull said.

“Manufacturers are particularly prone to the impacts of tariffs,” Aull said. “Agriculture is also heavily affected by tariffs.” 

One of the biggest exports for the state is in the aerospace industry.

“When you look at $47 billion worth of exports, a significant chunk of that is coming from aerospace parts or exporting those things all over the world,” Aull said. 

With his role with the chamber, he said they’re paying close attention to how businesses are reacting.

“I can tell you that the No. 1 thing we are seeing right now is massive uncertainty in terms of what to do because one of the key challenges with these tariffs is that we haven’t seen a clear policy objective,” Aull said.