james hoffa, welcome back to the newshour. the president's tariffs and the retaliation by china, as we said, are making a lot oop pe nervous. what is your view? >> my view is we need tariffs nainst china. d a strategic way the use them, because we really have to lel the playing field with china. they have had it one way all e.is tim american goods are not getting in there. we have to create a market, a bigger market than soybeans for american products to go into china, which is a huge billion-person country. loat's not happening. we're beinged out right now. that's what this trade war is about, about opening their market so we can sell our products therean. that's got to happen. i think the use of tariffs with regard to china is a good idea. >> woodruff: well, it may be good in an ideasense, bu as you know very well, there is serious worry about it not only raising prices for american cnsumers, but hurting american businesses in a way that is going t cost productivity for years to come. >> brangham: we have hearde, that but al

. >> james hoffa delivered for you. >> no, i was a chief negotiator myself. >> how can you be a union guy and a republican? i'm curious. >> the republican party is more aligned with my personal moral values being pro life and wanting to have personal freedoms for many things. legal immigration because i see the impact when the labor market is inundated with workers working under the table. it lowers the wages for the union workers and for the other people. there is a ready underground labor market in many building trades. i had many fellow union members come up to me and say it's hurting us very bad. >> how do you like this economy with the uber and lyft? >> around here there is not a lot of taxi travel, but i know that people use them a lot when they are at the bars or something like that. >> it's huge with kids. >> it's going hurt taxi drivers. >> what are about the guys who own the medallion. >> you spoke about flereedom, s. i served in the united states army for 30 years. [ applause ] it was all about freedom. i came home and realized my community was not free. we had more people

. >> james hoffa delivered for you, right? >> no, i was a chief negotiator myself. >> really?s. >> and you're a union guy. how can you be a union guy and a republican? i'm curious. >> the republican party is more aligned with my personal moral values, being pro-life, wanting to have personal freedoms for many things. legal immigration because i see the impact when the labor market is inundated with workers working under the table. it lowers the wages for the union workers and for the other people. there is a ready underground labor market in many building trades. i had many fellow union members come up to me and say it's hurting us very bad. >> how do you like this gig economy of uber and lyft? >> around here there is not a lot of taxi travel, but i know that people use them a lot when they are at the bars or something like that. >> it's huge with kids. huge with kids. >> it's going to hurt cities. >> what are about the guys who own the medallion. go ahead. >> you spoke about freedom, sir. i'll tell you, i served in the united states army for 30 years. [ cheers and applause ]