Day: June 10, 2019

Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexico were complete bullshit from the outset.  They were toothless nonsense that would have had a crippling effect on the U.S. economy. They were never serious, and yet when Trump called off the threat late last week, the news was breathlessly reported as a dramatic win for the White House:

"Trump: U.S., Mexico reach deal to avoid new tariffs" (NPR) "Trump drops his Mexico tariff threat after reaching immigration enforcement deal" (CNN) "Trump says U.S. and Mexico reach last-minute deal to avoid tariffs" (CBS) "The trade war ended before it began, forestalling that economic reckoning," The New York Times stressed in its initial coverage. - Via Daily Kos

Fucking dupes.