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Spirit Halloween’s CEO says Trump’s tariffs were ‘going to put us out of business’—they even set up a war room. Then it had its best year ever

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Spirit Halloween’s CEO says Trump’s tariffs were ‘going to put us out of business’—they even set up a war room. Then it had its best year ever
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Standing in the White House Rose Garden, President Donald Trump declared April 2, 2025, would be now known as “Liberation Day.” That day, he announced tariffs on imports from nearly every country on earth, and promised “jobs and factories will come roaring back” to the U.S.



Within days, after China retaliated, the U.S. tariff on Chinese goods rose to 145%. The increase came just as Spirit Halloween’s goods began shipping from Asia.



“This was going to put us out of business,” Steven S

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