Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he opposed President-elect Donald Trump's plan to place tariffs on imported goods because it would be "a tax on the consumer." The Republican lawmaker came out against the proposal during a Sunday interview on CBS after host Margaret Brennan asked if he supported billionaire hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary. Paul said he was "leaning" towards supporting Bessent but had reservations because Trump vowed to use tariffs on imported products. "I don't like tariffs," the Republican senator explained.