U.S. Sen Tommy Tuberville said in an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures that he is confident President Trump’s sweeping tariff plan will benefit American consumers.

Anchor and business reporter Jackie DeAngelis asked Tuberville about the fear and uncertainty the new tariffs are triggering in the marketplace among businesses and consumers.

“Are you confident that the president’s overall plan will protect consumers at the end of the day?” asked DeAngelis.

“One hundred percent. We’re going to have some short-term pain with long-term gain. There’s a lot of people that are a little skeptical. But we have to change course,” said Tuberville.

“We cannot continue to do the same thing. It’s like playing football. If you continue to run the ball up the middle and you’re not getting any traction, you gotta start throwing the ball.”

The first phase of the Trump administration’s massive tariff plan for several countries went into effect late last week.

During the interview, Tuberville said Trump’s mission with the plan was to protect Americans.

“That’s what President Trump is doing He’s a businessman. He’s the first president who really stood up and said, enough is enough of other countries ripping us off.”

Tuberville then turned his attention to his home state, where he is eyeing a run for governor.

“Just in my state of Alabama, catfish farmers are going under because Vietnam is dumping billions of trash catfish and shrimp into our state and they’re going under. We are in huge trouble and we have to change course,” said Tuberville.

“We have five car manufacturers in our state. And they’re really not concerned because its going to help them sell more cars in this country. Eventually, these cars will go out of the country and will be bought by Europe.”

DeAngelis also asked the senator about the effects of the tariff plan, including the potential for more inflation and higher prices for consumer goods.

She also attributed country’s current inflation to the “reckless spending, money printing, and loose monetary policy,” of the Biden administration.

“We’re looking at a different framework for Trump’s economic vision moving forward,” said DeAngelis. “And for those who say this is going to cause massive inflation, what do you say?”

“First, I’ll say President Trump has a simple plan. Cut spending, and get manufacturing back to our country. We have to do that. We’re a service country right now. We have people who just work for other people. We have people who just have manufacturing,” said Tuberville.

“We are paying a fortune to China. We’re building their country. We have to do some things that help the United States of America. President Trump understands that if manufacturing doesn’t come back, we’re going to be in huge trouble.”