[Podcast] 10 Big Lies from Trump’s “Liberation Day” Speech — And the Facts That Expose Them
Trump’s April 2nd “Liberation Tariff” speech wasn’t a policy plan—it was a masterclass in economic distortion and dangerous nostalgia.
From claiming tariffs can pay off national debt to rewriting the history of the Great Depression, Trump peddled falsehoods wrapped in populist bluster. He misrepresented trade deficits, inflation, and America’s pharmaceutical capabilities, while cherry-picking facts about Canada’s dairy tariffs and foreign auto imports. His promise that tariffs would lower prices contradicts both logic and past outcomes.
The truth? Tariffs are taxes. They raise prices, hurt…
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