Posted at Hartmann Report on Apr. 3, 2025
Tariff Tantrum: Trump Plays Yosemite Sam With the Global Economy
A nuanced look at real trade policy vs. political cosplay with global stakes…
Are we liberated yet?
People of a certain age will remember Yosemite Sam chasing Bugs Bunny around with a shotgun, blasting holes in walls, ceilings, and windows while completely missing his target. It's the perfect metaphor for Trump's tariff policy announced yesterday.
Trump is acting as if tariffs were a form of warfare, and he's "fighting back" against the countries that have "taken advantage of us." This is how he's behaving like Yosemite Sam with his blunderbuss, shooting everywhere and just making a mess while missing the target altogether.
He's not only throwing wild tariffs on every country that trades with America (except Russia), but he also put a flat 10% tariff on every product imported into the United States (except from Russia).