Amid the Supreme Court hearing, Donald Trump claimed that his tariffs saved the entire world from a depression. It’s the new peak of his economics-by-ego, because neither the data nor basic trade math backs him up.
Trump called the Supreme Court hearing against tariffs “one of the most important cases in the history of our country.” And it surely is, since it affects millions of people. But after oral arguments on Wednesday, he said that if the Supreme Court removed tariffs, it would be “devastating” (via Business Standard). He doubled down, claiming, “If we didn’t have tariffs, the entire world would be in a depression.”
