Trump-Honored Economist Rips His Tariff Policy

Art Laffer, a conservative economist once praised by President Trump as brilliant and bold, blamed White House trade policy for the “most scary, in-flux” economic moment of his life, Axios reports.

Said Laffer: “I don’t know how anyone looking at the facts could argue that protectionism doesn’t create downturns. The more protectionism there is, the greater the downturn. Reducing tariffs and protectionism causes a boom in the economy.”