CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins called BS on President Donald Trump “claiming victory” in a standoff over tariffs, pointing out that the ostensible “concessions” were things that had already been announced or planned.
Over the weekend, Trump announced stiff 25 percent tariffs against close U.S. trading partners Canada and Mexico and 10 percent on goods from China, which were set to take effect Monday. But the opening bell saw the Dow Jones plummet over 500 points within seconds, and within hours Trump was announcing a “pause” on tariffs with Canada and Mexico — claiming it was the result of his dealmaking.
On Monday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Collins lightly roasted Trump — the same person who, of course, on the cover of The Art of the Deal” — for “winning” things that were already in place:
COLLINS: President Trump is declaring victory for now, in his trade standoffs with Mexico and Canada, …