'Sycophants and cowards': Analyst slams Trump lackeys for 'egging him on' as markets crash

Washington Post Columnist Catherine Rampell slammed the team around President Donald Trump Tuesday, calling them 'Sycophants and cowards" for failing to stand up to his market-crashing tariff plan.

The writer called out several members of Trump's inner circle because they have "egged him on" his tariff tirade. Like economic adviser Kevin Hassett who followed Trump's move by celebrating that, "More than 50 countries have reached out to the president to begin a negotiation."

She noted...