Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell shreds the Democratic Party’s «mealymouthed critique» of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
columnist Catherine Rampell slammed the Democratic Party on Friday over not being more aggressive in its criticisms of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
In a new piece, the economics columnist argued that liberal lawmakers are not meeting the threat of the tariffs with their «mealymouthed» concerns.
«This has been the mealymouthed critique of President Donald Trump’s trade wars from many Democrats this past week. They awkwardly triangulate between bashing Trump’s catastrophic ideas and touting support for their own similarly spirited, if scaled-down, ideas. No wonder their message is falling flat», she wrote.
Rampell described how bad the tariffs will be, stating they’ll «raise a typical household’s annual costs by $2,700», and that because of them, «recession risks have surged, companies have begun furloughing workers, and our once-close allies are flipping us the bird.»
She declared that Democratic lawmakers should be having a field day over this, but they’re not.
«If this is a curse to the U.S. economy, it should be a windfall for Democratic politicians. Instead, Democrats are blowing their good fortune», she said, adding, «Rather than shouting from the rooftops that trade wars are bad, Democrats babble in ‘yes, buts.
