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David Brooks on Tariffs: ‘It’s Literally the Dumbest Domestic Policy of My Lifetime’
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RealClearPolitics
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PBS NewsHour
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David Brooks
, Amna Nawaz
Name: David Brooks
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Writer
Name: Amna Nawaz
Employment: PBS
Position: National Correspondent
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NAWAZ So we have ░░░░░░░░ a lot about what ░░░░░░░░ White House has to ░░░░░░░░ about these tariffs the ░░░░░░░░ impacts so far how ░░░░░░░░ markets are responding I ░░░░░░░░ ask Wisconsin Republican Senator ░░░░░░░░ Johnson about these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ has a heavy ag ░░░░░░░░ of course a big ░░░░░░░░ state as well after ░░░░░░░░ closed yesterday Here s ░░░░░░░░ he had to say ░░░░░░░░ starts Johnson This was ░░░░░░░░ bold but risky action ░░░░░░░░ president has taken I ░░░░░░░░ one hope he is ░░░░░░░░ I want him to ░░░░░░░░ I want the American ░░░░░░░░ to succeed I want ░░░░░░░░ manufacturers and farmers to ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends NAWAZ David ░░░░░░░░ but risky Is it ░░░░░░░░ the risk BROOKS In ░░░░░░░░ Republican talk that is ░░░░░░░░ retreat I hope he ░░░░░░░░ with this crazy idea ░░░░░░░░ his Yes I think ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ a I think it ░░░░░░░░ literally the dumbest domestic ░░░░░░░░ of my lifetime The ░░░░░░░░ of all the policies ░░░░░░░░ usually have some plausible ░░░░░░░░ A group of experts ░░░░░░░░ yeah this could work ░░░░░░░░ really don t see ░░░░░░░░ this time with the ░░░░░░░░ of a few Trumpy ░░░░░░░░ also think it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a turning ░░░░░░░░ for the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ can cut foreign aid ░░░░░░░░ voters don t really ░░░░░░░░ You can gut the ░░░░░░░░ of Education or whatever ░░░░░░░░ voters shrug But if ░░░░░░░░ mess with their prices ░░░░░░░░ 4 000 to the ░░░░░░░░ of a car if ░░░░░░░░ re an electrician and ░░░░░░░░ have got all these ░░░░░░░░ big contracts out you ░░░░░░░░ now got to go ░░░░░░░░ to the people you ░░░░░░░░ the contract with and ░░░░░░░░ to renegotiate because all ░░░░░░░░ supplies costs are going ░░░░░░░░ So it s the ░░░░░░░░ rate some economists think ░░░░░░░░ s 3 to 5 ░░░░░░░░ It ll add that ░░░░░░░░ put us up to ░░░░░░░░ maybe and then the ░░░░░░░░ the increased risk of ░░░░░░░░ recession So people will ░░░░░░░░ notice that and they ░░░░░░░░ absolutely take it out ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration.”
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