"Mr. Trump thinks that when he slaps a tariff on China, it's paid by China back in Beijing," Weld said. "It's not — it's paid Newport Pleasure for by American farmers or American businesses or individuals who need to import something from China that contains steel or aluminum, and everyone knows it."
Walsh echoed that criticism, blasting Trump's erratic economic policy as damaging to the nation's economy.
"The uncertainty, the hour-by-hour 'where is this president going?' has everybody in the business community on edge,"Newport Cigarettes Shop Walsh said. "They're not investing, they're not hiring. This is where your slowdown is coming from."
On climate change, both Walsh and Weld argued that the GOP needed to take the threat more seriously.
"This is the issue that concerns most young Americans," Walsh said. "Republicans have to acknowledge that it's real."
Weld, who calls himself an environmentalist and favors government regulations to protect the environment, spoke in favor Newport 100s Box of one such solution in the form of a carbon tax on emissions, which he argued would incentivize businesses to cut their emissions.