‘I’d Fail Him as a Student’ – Economics Professor Jeffrey Sachs Publicly Grades Trump’s Trade Illiteracy at Antalya Diplomacy Forum
by Times Now World [4-15-2025 published].
(Because of economics courses in grad school for my MBA & work in the hi-tech industry, I knew that there were major problems with Trump's tariff initiatives, but how best to explain? Professor Sachs brilliantly explains in terms that most can understand. Trump's tariff policies are hurting the entire world, including living standards in the US. Listen carefully as to why China has become the manufacturing powerhouse of the world - planning & hard work. — RAD)
Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs tore into Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, branding them “Mickey Mouse economics” and accusing the former president of unleashing chaos on global markets. In a scathing takedown, Sachs said Trump’s trade logic was so flawed that “he wouldn’t pass a basic econ class,” slamming the former president’s obsession with trade deficits as “childish and dangerous.” Sachs blamed Trump’s economic policies for triggering a $10 trillion loss in global wealth, warning that the U.S. is now flirting with authoritarianism under “one-man rule by emergency decree.” Dismissing Trump’s talk of foreign nations “cheating” the U.S., Sachs countered: “It’s not a trade issue—it’s a spending problem.” The blistering critique comes amid rising fears that Trump’s return to power could reignite economic instability worldwide.
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