Source: Garrison Center
by Thomas L Knapp
“‘TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A.,’ US president Donald Trump whined in an October 23 Truth Social post (all-caps treatment, of course, his). ‘Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.’ The egregious behavior in question? Telling the truth about tariffs in a $75 million ad campaign. Or, rather, having the late US president Ronald Reagan do so, in his own words …. Trump would like you to believe that [tariff] revenues are magic free money, paid by unspecified philanthropists from other countries and somehow accruing to your benefit when the US Treasury collects them. In fact, tariffs come out of YOUR pocket …” (10/25/25)