Monday’s NBC Nightly News leapt into bed with the Chinese Communist Party in its trade war versus President Trump, openly griping about the price increases at Chinese-owned shopping apps Temu and Shein that have spent years dumping wildly cheap clothes and goods into the U.S. economy. Senior business correspondent Christine Romans even went to an actual communist China app — TikTok — to find users melting down over it.
“Turning now to that trade war with China. Massive online marketplaces sheen and Temu are hugely popular for their low prices, but new trade realities mean those prices are now going up,” anchor Lester Holt began.
Romans went negative immediately: “This three-pack of men’s athletic shorts went from $23 to $56. After retailer Temu added a more than $32 import charge into the shopping cart.”
This was followed by a…
