‘Trade Wars Are Good, and Easy to Win’ Says Trump, to Universal Condemnation
President Donald Trump kicked off Friday morning early, posting a tweet that has united the nation – on both sides – for its sheer lunacy.
Just before 6 AM, Trump tweeted a defense of the hefty tariffs he imposed Thursday on steel and aluminum, which caused one Fox Business News commentator to freak out and caused the DOW to plummet over 500 points before ending the day down 420.
Trump’s tweet caused more damage: stock futures plunged immediately:
Many finance and economics experts were stunned that Trump, who ran on being a financial genius and great businessman, could be so uninformed on trade.
Business journalist and columnist Joe Nocera:
Washington Post Fact-Checker:
Talking Points Memo Publisher:
University of Michigan economics professor:
Neo-Con political analyst and commentator:
Fox News contributor and Political editor of Townhall.com:
Managing Editor of Yahoo Finance:
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