'Answer my question': CNN anchor corners Republican as he tries to dodge on tariffs

CNN's Brianna Keilar pressed GOP Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) to answer her question Thursday about President Donald Trump's new reciprocal tariffs and the danger they could pose to national security.

Keilar began, "You are on Armed Services...Do you worry that tariffs, — I mean, even, ultimately Wall Street is banking on them not going through, like I said — but threatening them against U.S. allies — do you worry that could undermine U.S. national security when the cooperation of those allies is something the U.S.really depends on?"

Davidson answered, "Well, look, I'm the chairman for National Security and Illicit Finance, and talk about undermining our security! You look at some of the things that were exposed with USAID. They were running a color revolution with alternative media trying to undermine Viktor Orban who's extremely popular and a NATO ally."

Keilar interjected, "I'm asking you, sir, about the tariffs. I'm asking you about the tariffs. Can you answer my question about the tariffs and national security?"

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"They would rather not have the tariffs," Davidson said. "They've got a pretty good deal, and they would rather not pay their fair share on NATO. But Donald Trump is rightly putting pressure on them to do really what they already said they would do."

"Why put tariffs on everybody all at once when we could actually build a coalition to go after China?" Keilar asked.

"Yeah, that's right, and I think that what you see the president doing is setting the conditions to have everyone working in the same direction. Our allies, our closest trading partners — Mexico and Canada are our two biggest trading partners —

Keilar exclaimed, "By putting tariffs on them? You think that helps them work in the same direction?"

"Yeah, because at the end of the day, how are they going to help us with China when they won't even treat us fairly?"

Watch the clip below via CNN.