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Related: About this forumTrump snaps in unhinged weekend announcement - Brian Tyler Cohen
Here are the key points from the video:
- Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs as unconstitutional, ruling that tariff authority under the cited law (IEEPA) belongs to Congress, not the president.
- Trump responded by escalating, announcing he would raise the worldwide tariff from 10% to 15% using a different legal authority, framing it as defiance of the ruling.
- American consumers bear the cost Goldman Sachs analysis found consumers absorb ~55% of tariff costs in the near term, potentially rising to 70% by end of next year.
- Tariffs are fueling inflation, with reports from the Federal Reserve, Yale's Budget Lab, and the Peterson Institute all confirming upward pressure on consumer prices and long-term economic damage.
- Republicans were briefly handed an "out" by the Supreme Court ruling, but Trump's doubling down put them back in the difficult position of defending unpopular tariffs heading into an election year.
- The video's central argument is that Trump's tariff decisions are driven by personal ego rather than economic policy, prioritizing "winning" over the financial well-being of American consumers.
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Trump snaps in unhinged weekend announcement - Brian Tyler Cohen (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
9 hrs ago
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imaginary girl
(1,015 posts)1. Thanks
Thanks for the summary!
TexasTowelie
(126,540 posts)2. You're welcome. nt
vapor2
(4,218 posts)3. 100% no doubt that he uses tariffs for personal greed/self enrichment
But not one soul will tell him otherwise. WHAT has he done for this country?