David Brooks: Trump Will Use Tariffs to Amass Political Power, Enrich Himself

NAWAZ David what do ░░░░░░░░ make of that BROOKS ░░░░░░░░ I remember wasn t ░░░░░░░░ James Carville in the ░░░░░░░░ years who said when ░░░░░░░░ died he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ reincarnated as the bond ░░░░░░░░ because they have all ░░░░░░░░ power Laughter So there ░░░░░░░░ some truth to that ░░░░░░░░ know I think there ░░░░░░░░ been a shift And ░░░░░░░░ there was some Rationale ░░░░░░░░ was stupid but it ░░░░░░░░ a Rationale for the ░░░░░░░░ tariff everybody and that ░░░░░░░░ we want to restore ░░░░░░░░ to this country But ░░░░░░░░ it becomes deal by ░░░░░░░░ and it s all ░░░░░░░░ and it s all ░░░░░░░░ for negotiation no entrepreneur ░░░░░░░░ going to invest in ░░░░░░░░ country if this the ░░░░░░░░ levels are going to ░░░░░░░░ up and down There ░░░░░░░░ just no way you ░░░░░░░░ going to invest And ░░░░░░░░ what is that regime ░░░░░░░░ to try to restore ░░░░░░░░ This regime is about ░░░░░░░░ And so what is ░░░░░░░░ tariff It s an ░░░░░░░░ of political power over ░░░░░░░░ economy And what do ░░░░░░░░ do who are in ░░░░░░░░ economy who want to ░░░░░░░░ their business alive They ░░░░░░░░ to find a way ░░░░░░░░ bribe the political leaders ░░░░░░░░ run the tariffs And ░░░░░░░░ the countries are going ░░░░░░░░ come in hiring local ░░░░░░░░ here to lobby the ░░░░░░░░ Administration What do we ░░░░░░░░ to give Who do ░░░░░░░░ have to give to ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ for waivers What do ░░░░░░░░ have to give How ░░░░░░░░ do you want Mr ░░░░░░░░ And so the fact ░░░░░░░░ Trump s in the ░░░░░░░░ of all these negotiations ░░░░░░░░ him in the center ░░░░░░░░ a web of corruption ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░