Michael Schellenberger

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Score -57
4/7/2025, 11:31:25 PM
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Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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14d
@SteveMiran And yet the media spent the last 6 days gaslighting the public into thinking that Trump's tariffs were totally irrational. " It's just, Trump doesn't like trade deficits and he thinks the tariffs can cure them," said @paulkrugman

Yeah, that's all it was 😂
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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14d
Trump Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors @SteveMiran published this "User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System" last November. It makes clear that Trump should use tariffs to gain leverage in negotiations.

https://www.hudsonbaycapital.com…
Michael Shellenberger
@shellenberger
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14d
The Trump tariffs had no purpose, many said. But Treasury @SecScottBessent & Chair of CEA @SteveMiran had made clear tariffs were to force a negotiation. And now, six days after Liberation Day, it's worked: the EU, UK, and Japan are among the 70 nations now negotiating.
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
@SecScottBessent
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14d
Almost 70 countries have now approached us wanting to help rebalance global trade.

On behalf of @POTUS, I'm glad to join @USTradeRep to open talks with Japan as we work to enact the President’s vision for a new Golden Age of Global Trade.

The statement critiques Paul Krugman's understanding of a strategic guide related to tariffs, suggesting he is unaware of its implications. It engages in public discourse by discussing economic policy and media representation.

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