File this one under “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.”
The liberal media has been leading the charge against the Trump tariffs. So what happens when Trump heeds the warning signs and pulls back? Does the MSM applaud his statesmanship, his courage in changing course given changed circumstances?
C’mon—of course not. This is the liberal media, after all.
Thus, on today’s Morning Joe, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei, purporting to explain Trump’s change of direction, declared:
“Make no mistake: he panicked.”
For Trump, there’s no winning with the liberal media.
Trump adapts his policy to changing realities: “He panicked!”
And if Trump hadn’t changed course? “Trump ignores reality—determined to drive the world economy off a cliff!”
Note: VandeHei’s subsequent words debunked his claim that Trump panicked. The Axios CEO went on to say that Trump…
