Staunch Trump ally Taylor Greene rings alarm bells on tariffs, deports, harm to business | investingLive

Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a vocal Trump ally and prominent America First conservative, has voiced rare criticism of the administration’s trade and immigration policies, warning that some measures could backfire on U.S. businesses and households.

US politics site ‘The Hill’ carries the article. In summary:

Speaking on a podcast, Greene said she is hearing growing concern from manufacturers about the impact of tariffs, which she believes are raising costs and complicating production. “Major manufacturing companies are saying we’re having a problem with these tariffs,” she said, adding that ordinary Americans have yet to see much relief from inflationary pressures. “That should be the focus — not helping crypto donors,” she added, in a pointed reference to priorities within Trump’s policy circle.

Greene also cautioned that an overly aggressive deportation policy could harm the economy by worsening labour shortages. “We have to do something about labour,” she said, “but that needs to be a smarter plan than just rounding up every single person and deporting them.”

Her remarks mark a rare instance of intra-party dissent within the pro-Trump camp, underscoring tension between economic populism and business pragmatism as the administration balances tariffs, immigration enforcement, and domestic growth goals.

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Greene’s comments add a political wrinkle to tariff policy, suggesting fractures within the America First bloc. Any widening dissent among congressional allies could pressure the administration to moderate trade or immigration measures seen as inflationary or disruptive to U.S. industry.