Sometimes, Donald Trump is so conservative, we can’t even comprehend it. This is one of those times:
….I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It will always be the best way to max out our economic power. We are right now taking in $billions in Tariffs. MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 4, 2018
Just tremendous.
Trump's administration insists that his tariffs are intended to bring about freer trade in the end — basically, implementing tariffs in order to end other countries' tariffs.
But Trump, the Tariff Man himself, constantly suggests that the tariffs are good in their own right. https://t.co/qQtwaTt8gm
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) December 4, 2018
Yes, these taxes are being paid by *checks notes* the Chinese https://t.co/3aqrQF8OaF
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 4, 2018
“They” and “Them” Don’t pay the tariff, man. US consumers do. https://t.co/AOFIaisQrq
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) December 4, 2018
Setting aside the whole “l am a Tariff Man” thing, the billons that’re being raked in?
Paid by American consumers. https://t.co/UAyz0z1JMw
— Kai Ryssdal (@kairyssdal) December 4, 2018
MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN! By bleeding American consumers dry.
Normally for this kind of galaxy brain economic theory, you have to follow Ocasio-Cortez
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 4, 2018
Trump beat her to the punch this time! An impressive feat, to be sure. Truly heroic.
Episode 1 of Tariff Man is lit af pic.twitter.com/fQ8ZKpTnbT
— Caleb Hull ???? (@CalebJHull) December 4, 2018
During the day, he’s mild-mannered Scott Free. At night…..the Tariff Man. https://t.co/MbeqwY2Pja
— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) December 4, 2018
Tariff Man would be the world’s least successful superhero, with a long record of carnage and stupidity behind him https://t.co/nX1qFKJMpw
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 4, 2018
Tariff Man in action pic.twitter.com/UDdeIKgnyG
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 4, 2018
Tariff Man’s super power is he can convince blue-collar workers it isn’t his fault when they lose jobs because of his trade war. https://t.co/rA2H4qqgI8
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) December 4, 2018
So, if he’s the Tariff Man, he’s gonna need a theme song:
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
'Till I admit my econ is subprime
I'm not the man they claim I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a Tariff Man
Tariff Man!
Burning your 401(k) alone!— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) December 4, 2018
tariff man
tariff man
does whatever a tariff man does
— Haley Byrd (@byrdinator) December 4, 2018
Tariff Man, Tariff Man, taxes everything that he can
Iron, steel, Barbie dolls
Target, Walmart, upscale malls
Look out, here comes the Tariff Man— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) December 4, 2018
Pass us a tax, you're the tariff man
Pass us a tax tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a trade war
And the Chinese are ready to fight— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) December 4, 2018
The life of a superhero is a lonely one, though.
markets do not seem thrilled with today’s developments re the tariff man https://t.co/HuzTSWrewr pic.twitter.com/2emn8j0JHp
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) December 4, 2018
Nobody knows what it's like to be Tariff Man. https://t.co/C7ClImmJ24
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) December 4, 2018
Sad!