Wall Street Journal Torches Trump's Tariffs With 'Golden Age' Reality Check

Wall Street Journal Torches Trump's Tariffs With 'Golden Age' Reality Check

The conservative newspaper's editorial board listed some of the ways the move could backfire on the president and his agenda.

Unpopular commerce secretary could take the fall if tariffs backfire

Howard Lutnick hasn’t necessarily been making friends or influencing people since becoming secretary of commerce. In fact, White House insiders have been throwing him under the bus as the country ...

It is not yet clear what impact the tariffs, which President Donald Trump is set to announce on Wednesday on his much-anticipated “Liberation Day,” will have on the American economy. But if things go badly, administration officials are ready to blame Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for the failure, Politico reports. The tariff-monger is already angering many in the Trump administration with his ill-advised actions, the New York Post reports.

PORTRAIT - Former Magnat of Wall Street and close to Trump, this billionaire has become the architect of American protectionism. Visionary for some, ruthless shark for others, he implements his economic strategy with a rigor of businessman.

Looks Like Wall Street and GOPe Has Picked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Attack for Tariffs They Hate - The Last Refuge

Wall Street, the Bankers, the Hedge Funds, the multinational corporations, K-Street Lobbying firms, Democrats, Republicans, leftists, globalists, and every other segment of the financial media who define themselves through the prism of their bank accounts, need someone else to blame for the Trump tariffs; because Trump doesn’t care. It looks like the professional political class […]

After the announcement of the new tariffs by Donald Trump, the American Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, warned the affected countries to 'not react' to the measures.