Summary

The Wall Street Journal mocked Trump’s tariff policy, calling his pause on Canadian and Mexican import taxes a retreat rather than a “genius power play.”

It criticized Trump for claiming victory despite making only minor trade deals.

Trump agreed to a 30-day delay after Mexico and Canada offered border security concessions.

The Journal previously called his trade war “the dumbest in history.”

  • alcibiades@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    I’ve never seen anyone take the angle of Trump’s tariff policy being anti-capitalist and I don’t understand why. He’s disrupting free trade which is a foundational aspect of a global capitalist economy, why isn’t his party mad about that?

    Also this article was fucking terrible

    • kronisk @lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I assume your question was rhetorical, but these people have no fixed principles or commitment to truth. They don’t want free trade for everyone, just no regulations for them.