Catherine Rampell

It's very funny to me, as an aside, that, like, all he cares about is people calling him. Like, how lonely is this guy? He's like, oh, they're calling me all the time. But, you know, they're calling him because they want to know what the... F their – you know, like what is it that he's looking for so that he doesn't drag the world into another global recession or depression? And they don't know.

It's very funny to me, as an aside, that, like, all he cares about is people calling him. Like, how lonely is this guy? He's like, oh, they're calling me all the time. But, you know, they're calling him because they want to know what the... F their – you know, like what is it that he's looking for so that he doesn't drag the world into another global recession or depression? And they don't know.

It's very funny to me, as an aside, that, like, all he cares about is people calling him. Like, how lonely is this guy? He's like, oh, they're calling me all the time. But, you know, they're calling him because they want to know what the... F their – you know, like what is it that he's looking for so that he doesn't drag the world into another global recession or depression? And they don't know.

They're not calling because they want to be his friend.

They're not calling because they want to be his friend.

They're not calling because they want to be his friend.

There is no hope there. Whatever outcome he is trying to achieve, and again, it is unclear what that outcome is, whether it's revenue or a manufacturing renaissance or whatever, more fentanyl czars. It's not clear that any of this will happen. Meanwhile, Congress is according to the Constitution, is supposed to be regulating commerce with foreign nations. Really?

There is no hope there. Whatever outcome he is trying to achieve, and again, it is unclear what that outcome is, whether it's revenue or a manufacturing renaissance or whatever, more fentanyl czars. It's not clear that any of this will happen. Meanwhile, Congress is according to the Constitution, is supposed to be regulating commerce with foreign nations. Really?

There is no hope there. Whatever outcome he is trying to achieve, and again, it is unclear what that outcome is, whether it's revenue or a manufacturing renaissance or whatever, more fentanyl czars. It's not clear that any of this will happen. Meanwhile, Congress is according to the Constitution, is supposed to be regulating commerce with foreign nations. Really?

They are supposed to be in charge of trade.

They are supposed to be in charge of trade.

They are supposed to be in charge of trade.

Nothing. That's the problem.

Nothing. That's the problem.

Nothing. That's the problem.

There are a few different ways that Congress could intervene here, right? There's this one piece of legislation that says, basically, the president has to give 48 hours notice before he imposes tariffs. Whoop-dee-doo. It tells you how much notice they got this time around. And that I believe the tariffs can only last 60 days, and then Congress...

There are a few different ways that Congress could intervene here, right? There's this one piece of legislation that says, basically, the president has to give 48 hours notice before he imposes tariffs. Whoop-dee-doo. It tells you how much notice they got this time around. And that I believe the tariffs can only last 60 days, and then Congress...

There are a few different ways that Congress could intervene here, right? There's this one piece of legislation that says, basically, the president has to give 48 hours notice before he imposes tariffs. Whoop-dee-doo. It tells you how much notice they got this time around. And that I believe the tariffs can only last 60 days, and then Congress...

has to renew them, otherwise they lapse, something like that, which, to be honest, seems like a pretty mild restraint on Trump's current, you know, insanity. So they could do that, even if they get enough Republicans to go along with it in the Senate.

has to renew them, otherwise they lapse, something like that, which, to be honest, seems like a pretty mild restraint on Trump's current, you know, insanity. So they could do that, even if they get enough Republicans to go along with it in the Senate.