Trump Isn’t a Tariff King

Wall Street Journal ^ | August 31, 2025 | WSJ Editorial Board

[karpov]

full article

[central_va]

The Global Street Urinal losers chime in.

[Mr. Mojo]

The WSJ will go down with the sinking globalist ship, and will never admit they were wrong, no matter how successful the tariffs are.

[TexasFreeper2009]

congress gave presidents the power, if the NY times doesn’t like it they need to talk to congress!

[nickcarraway]

Bush and Obama used tariffs, how can they be against the law now?

[central_va]

No one cares about the Mandarin Street Jackasses.

[ripnbang]

This is WSJ, not NYT.

[central_va]

Not much of a difference is there?

[stanne]

Trump isn’t the tariff king

He kinda is. WSJ should study his background. They might learn something

Ok.

We’re 40 T in debt, WSJ. No thanks to you

Trump will fix it. So. Help, or step aside.

[wardamneagle]

I beg to differ

[escapefromboston]

A panel of judges said it! it must be true then.
Judges said Trump can’t deport illegal aliens either despite it being the law.

[House Atreides]

“ This is WSJ, not NYT.”
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LOL … is there any difference now-a-days? Just sayin’.

[Alberta's Child]

I despise the WSJ, but they're not wrong about this.

The Constitution is very clear about this:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises ... (Article 1, Section 8)

[rfp1234]

Then Slow Joe had no authority to take petroleum out of the Strategic Reserve. There was no emergency except for Rats running for reelection.

[zeestephen]

The Wall Street Journal forgot to mention that - in most cases - the Trump Tariffs simply EQUALIZE the USA tariffs, against foreign tariffs, that have existed for decades!

[frank ballenger]

Trump Isn't a Tariff King

And Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, is no Dairy Queen. 🍦

[bakeneko]

Just because congress concocted a ‘law’ or ‘act’, and a previous chief executive signed off on it, does not require that a new chief executive is bound to obey it.

[bakeneko]

This clause deals with commerce between the states, not foreign imports, which are a purview of the executive.

[Alberta's Child]

This clause deals with commerce between the states, not foreign imports, which are a purview of the executive.

No, it doesn't. And the third clause under that same section completely contradicts what you've said there.

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

[Paladin2]

Congress have long abandoned many of their responsibilities.