Paul Waldman

3 days ago | businessandamerica.com | Paul Waldman

There is a familiar formula for a president to spin an economic downturn: acknowledge the public’s pain, explain that the administration is working hard to make things better, and reassure people with some variation of “we as Americans will get through this together.” Presidents keep applying the formula even though it rarely works, perhaps because nobody has come up with anything more convincing.

5 days ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

There is a familiar formula for a president to spin an economic downturn: acknowledge the public’s pain, explain that the administration is working hard to make things better, and reassure people with some variation of “we as Americans will get through this together.” Presidents keep applying the formula even though it rarely works, perhaps because nobody has come up with anything more convincing.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Paul Waldman

3 hours agoErick Erickson issued a scathing summary of the agreement. Conservative radio host and pundit Erick Erickson slammed President Donald Trump’s newly-announced trade agreement with the United Kingdom as “shitty.” It’s “actually a pretty shitty deal” for Americans, he wrote on social media. Trump on …

2 weeks ago | msnbc.com | Paul Waldman

Before his second term began, President Donald Trump said that tariffs were “not going to be a cost to you, it’s going to be a cost to another country.” He said they will make a “great economy.” He said they “will MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN.”That was the plan, anyway. Trump is a good salesman, and he has found buyers for a lot of junk over the years, from steaks to supplements to degrees from Trump University. But this time the sales job is failing.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Paul Waldman

Before his second term began, President Donald Trump said that tariffs were “not going to be a cost to you, it’s going to be a cost to another country.” He said they will make a “great economy.” He said they “will MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN.”That was the plan, anyway. Trump is a good salesman, and he has found buyers for a lot of junk over the years, from steaks to supplements to degrees from Trump University. But this time the sales job is failing.