Two members of the San Diego congressional delegation said in a press conference Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the average San Diego household – and not in a big, beautiful way.

Representatives Scott Peters and Sara Jacobs said local households can expect to absorb a nearly $2,400 hit this year due to higher costs as tariffs are assessed on foreign goods.

The levies, they said in a news release, have raised prices for businesses and consumers on everything from cars to food to housing construction materials, and now back to school supplies. That’s not to mention job impacts – U.S. Department of Labor’s data shows that 14,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since Trump announced tariffs in April, they added.

In short, said Peters and Jacobs, tariffs are cr

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