Commentary | Why Democrats are pulling punches on Trump’s tariffs

LARRY ELDER: Democrats Suddenly Discover Milton Friedman In The Wake Of Trump Tariffs

it's good news that the left has discovered and begun quoting Friedman

Democrats Are Fighting Trump’s Tariffs, And Each Other

Party members who allow space for tariffs when criticizing Trump's trade war have faced heavy criticism.

Commentary | Why Democrats are pulling punches on Trump’s tariffs

These tariffs, just not those tariffs. This has been the mealymouthed critique of President Donald Trump’s trade wars from many Democrats this past week. They awkwardly triangulate between bashing Trump’s catastrophic ideas and touting support for their own similarly spirited, if scaled-down, ideas. No wonder their message is falling flat. Trump’s current tariff regime — including “only” 10%  levies on 70 countries, plus 145% on China — will dev…

Democrats are blowing their opportunity to hammer Trump on tariffs, Washington Post columnist warns

Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell shreds the Democratic Party's "mealymouthed critique" of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Why are Democrats pulling their punches on Trump’s disastrous trade war?

The party is blowing its chance to mount an offensive against protectionism.

Democrats are blowing their opportunity to hammer Trump on tariffs, Washington Post columnist warns – Democratic Accent

Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell slammed the Democratic Party on Friday over not being more aggressive in its criticisms of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In a new piece, the economics columnist argued that liberal lawmakers are not meeting the threat of the tariffs with their “mealymouthed” concerns. “This has been the mealymouthed critique of President Donald Trump’s trade wars from many Democrats this past week. They awkwardly t…