The Wall Street Journal Calls for Someone to 'Sue' Trump Over Tariffs: Treating the Economy as a 'Personal Plaything'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Mar 7th, 2025, 11:28 am


The Wall Street Journal argued that “someone should sue” the Trump administration over the massive tariffs it has imposed on Mexico and Canada, excoriating President Donald Trump for treating the North American economy as his “personal plaything” in a new editorial.

Under the headline “Trump’s Tariffs Are No ‘Emergency’” and subheading “The President invokes a law that doesn’t give him power to impose sweeping tariffs. Someone should sue,” the Journal took Trump to task:

President Trump delayed his Mexico-Canada tariffs again on Thursday—this time for another month. He’s treating the North American economy as a personal plaything, as markets gyrate with each presidential whim. It’s doubtful Mr. Trump even has the power to impose these tariffs, and we hope his afflatus gets a legal challenge.

The Constitution gives power over trade to Congress, which for most of U.S. history wrote tariff law. That changed after the catastrophe of the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariff, as Congress said stop us before we kill the economy again and ceded authority to the President to negotiate bilateral trade deals. It ceded more power after World War II.

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[Scrivener7]

1. "Won't someone please fix what we broke??"

[Irish_Dem]

2. We created a monster, help!

[ellise]

3. Black Heroes Deleted from History Records .

I wouldn’t piss on his ass if he was on fire…!!!

[Irish_Dem]

5. Me either.

Rat bastard belongs in hell.

[MadameButterfly]

4. Trump and Musk should stop treating the whole country

and all its institutions, our data, our jobs, our money, as their personal plaything.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

14. Thread winner, imho!

[FakeNoose]

6. Wall Street Journal - you've got the resources, why don't YOU sue Chump?

You've got lawyers, accountants, investigative journalists - and that's way more than any of us have. Not to mention all the effort you assholes, put into getting people to vote for Chump. This is your baby.

[JoseBalow]

7. But not you, Bozo. Right?

Fuckin' tool

[Beachnutt]

8. And sue musk

for trashing our air space.

[Attilatheblond]

15. One might hope some affected airlines would sue Boom Boom Rocket Boy

For the costs incurred with all those airport closing while debris fell

[slightlv]

9. Learned a new word tonight... Afflatus!

Had to go look it up. Couldn't make sense of it otherwise. turns out one of the meanings is divine inspiration. Well shuck me... I think the last thing trump has is "divine inspirational ideas." (LOL) Of course, he say as God, ALL his ideas are divine! grrrrrr

[Deminpenn]

10. Will be interesting to learn if

the other Murdoch property, Fox News, also becomes anti-tariff.
I wonder, too, when the rich Trump business backers will have had enough and turn on him?

[Blasphemer]

19. After they pass the tax cuts. Then they will axe him. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Trump tax, TrumPain

[zorbasd]

12. Bwaaahaaaahaaaa

The primary fascist enablers of Agent Krasnov, the fucking Wall Street Journal, begging us little serfs to sue their Boi Krasnov for treating the US economy as his personal fiefdom.

[turbinetree]

13. How about you wall street journal but first get permission from your boss.................

[DENVERPOPS]

16. Hell yes

Hey Wall Street Journal, you helped him into office along with your owner, so YOU FUCKING DO IT........

[BootinUp]

17. FAFO

[birdographer]

18. How about millions (and millions) of Americans

bring a class action suit against trump? So many reasons, just pick one.

[mdbl]

20. First he should be sued for 10 years of everyone's pain and suffering

It seems to be his ultimate goal.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

21. Am I seeing a ...

pattern?
Trump imposes a tariff - the markets go down - the super rich buy.
Trump rescinds/delays the tariff - the super rich sell.
The super rich become super, super rich.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Gaming the system and manipulating the markets

I know others have posted about that.

[travelingthrulife]

23. How about someone slap some cuffs on him and every Republican in this maladministration.

WSJ...you helped build this monster.

[Paladin]

24. Too little, too late. As usual, WSJ. (nt)