Tariff failures again, what was the gain?

A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump's tariffs have cost Texas businesses more than $26 billion | Houston Chronicle

 

 

Very few trade deals, that were really just promises, China has a record export surplus.

 

 

Edited on Mar 28, 2026 5:41pm

Gotta give them credit. Unlike David and Tom, they at least were aware of how stupid defending every single Trump action was making them look. Now, they didn't (couldn't?) take the next logical step and disavow the Turd altogether. That would have meant admitting to themselves that they had been wrong all along.

 

Did the article say how much of those costs were passed on to the consumer?

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