Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin said that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not the start of a trade war with the rest of the world but only a way to level the playing field.

The senator appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” where he shared his opinion, which aligns with the president’s.

“Well, here’s what you have, is you have a president in the White House as a businessperson, not a career like — career politician. I would trust President Trump in his handling of the economy way before I would trust — trust Senator Paul on this,” he said to “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream.

“The truth is we have to do something about it now. We know, Shannon, it has cost us jobs year after year after year, and these countries have taken advantage of us. What the president is saying here is he’s not wanting to start a trade war. He’s simply wanting to even the playing field. Reciprocal tariffs isn’t just about the tariffs, but it’s also access to our economy I say this all the time,” the senator said.

“But Japan charges us zero percent tariffs on going on selling U.S. auto vehicles in Japan, but we can’t sell them because the access to the economy is closed. So, it’s not just tariffs, it’s also the rules that prevent us from able to do business in their country like we allow them to do business in our country. And President Trump has been talking about this since literally the ‘80s, way before he was even considering running for president. And so, he understands what’s going on,” Senator Mullin said.

“And when are we going to fix it? If we’re not going to fix it now, Shannon, when are we going to have the backbone in this country to fix it? And now is the time to do it and I trust President Trump and his leadership in doing so,” he said.