It seems impossible for former New York Times columnist Paul Krugman to stay out of the limelight and make himself look even more ridiculous.
The insufferable economic dunce-in-chief joined the show Here & Now on National Public Radio to go on a predictable tirade against President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with trading partners, and completely downplaying the significance of trade deficits. NPR asked Krugman during an April 8 segment, “Trump has long criticized U.S. trade deficits with countries including Japan and China. Do trade deficits with individual countries matter?”
Then Krugman had the temerity to accuse Trump of using dumb economics, as if he really has any leg to stand on following the extent to which he simped for the disaster of Bidenomics. “No, just as simple as that. This is all junk economics. I have a trade deficit with my…
