Nobel Laureate Claims Trump's Tariffs on Brazil Politically Motivated

Trump’s Bizarre, Authoritarian, Big, Tech-Friendly Tariffs on Brazil

President Trump's imposition of 50% tariffs on Brazil is a thinly veiled attempt to push his authoritarian agenda and favor Big Tech companies.

Nobel laureate claims Trump's tariffs on Brazil politically motivated

American Economist Paul Krugman, a New Keynesian expert who once received the Nobel Prize, has been heavily critical of President Donald Trump, saying that the Republican leader was “evil and megalomaniacal” after the 50% tariffs imposed on all Brazilian products and insisted the measure reverberated in his own country.

Trump's blatantly illegal tariffs - Lawyers, Guns & Money

One consequence of the Supreme Court being so shamelessly in the tank for Trump is that he feels no need to even pretend that his unilateral tariffs are legal: Let’s be clear: U.S. law does give the executive branch a lot of discretion to impose tariffs without additional legislation. It does this for a reason: Temporary tariffs were intended to serve as a political pressure-release valve that would make low tariffs emerging from international …

Economics Nobel laureate: Trump uses tariffs to protect dictators

“Trump barely even pretends that there’s an economic justification for this action. This is all about punishing Brazil for putting Jair Bolsonaro on trial,” the US economist wrote.