'All of this for what?' WSJ gives Trump a brutal economics lesson

The Wall Street Journal editorial board took a bird's-eye assessment of President Donald Trump's tariff system on Wednesday and concluded the effects have overwhelmingly damaged the U.S. economy, American businesses, and American workers.

This follows Trump printing his own opinion piece in the Journal to defend his tariffs, claiming that they "brought America back" — something that the board, which has been critical of the tariffs from the beginning, begs to differ on.

"Mr. Trump starts by torching a straw man ...