Trump’s Tariff Formula Slammed As ‘Fake’ And ‘Incredibly Stupid’ By Experts

What’s behind Trump’s strange (and basic) tariff formula?

The president is using an unintelligible equation as a way to impose higher tariffs on the countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficit

Critics Call Utter B.S. On Kellyanne Conway’s Rebrand Of Trump’s Tariffs

Two words came back to haunt Donald Trump's onetime adviser.

The customs taxes announced on Wednesday, April 2, are not the result of an analysis of foreign retaliations, but rather of a calculation intended to eliminate the US trade deficit. Its premises call into question the very interest of the international division of labour.

'What the heck are those numbers?' Trump math leaves trade experts baffled

CNBC journalist Steve Liesman on Thursday found himself absolutely baffled by the math that President Donald Trump and his administration were using to justify the massive tariffs they slapped on nearly every nation in the world.While discussing the tariffs, Liesman said he immediately knew something was off with Trump's presentation in the Rose Garden when he falsely claimed that the European Union charged 39 percent tariffs on American goods."…

The math Trump’s admin. used to calculate tariff rates stuns economists

President Trump’s administration says they used a formula to calculate tariff rates for foreign countries. CNN anchors Dana Bash and Phil Mattingly break down the numbers and how economists are reacting.

Trump's trade math baffles economists

Trade economists were scratching their heads on Thursday at the formula used by the White House to measure trade imbalances and inflict punishment on all its global trading partners.