MSNBC’s Chris Hayes gave a compliment to Fox host Maria Bartiromo for telling President Donald Trump his whirlwind trade policies are causing economic uncertainty.
Trump announced on Feb. 1 that he would impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. Two days later, he said he was pausing their implementation for one month. The next day, Trump paused tariffs on automobiles at the request of the Big 3 U.S. automakers. On March 6, the president announced a halt on tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods that are compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. He has also placed a tariff of 10% on Chinese imports. And on Friday, he threatened Canada with more tariffs.
On Friday’s All In, Hayes recapped the trade drama while noting that even Trump-friendly Murdoch media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal have publicly opposed the tariffs. The MSNBC host took special note of an interview Trump did with Bartiromo on Fox Business.
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