Excellent interview, agreed. The pause directly contradicts the long-term vision they’ve been promoting about tariffs. If President Trump flip flops this quickly, how can people believe tariffs actually work? We’ve accepted the need for short-term pain, especially since Bessent mentioned how President Reagan took political risks by raising interest rates to 20% and stood firm through the turmoil. So why backtrack now?
Excellent interview, agreed. The pause directly contradicts the long-term vision they’ve been promoting about tariffs. If President Trump flip flops this quickly, how can people believe tariffs actually work? We’ve accepted the need for short-term pain, especially since Bessent mentioned how President Reagan took political risks by raising interest rates to 20% and stood firm through the turmoil. So why backtrack now?