Why Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico Are Stupid

Catherine Rampell offers 9 reasons President Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico are “deeply stupid.”

“Amid calls for impeachment, a persistently underwater approval rating, subpoenas for financial records and an ever-growing list of scandals, the strong economy is pretty much the only thing President Trump has going for him right now. It’s his best shot at reelection. And for some reason he seems keen on destroying it.”