Critics Call B.S. On Kellyanne Conway’s Rebrand Of Donald Trump’s Tariffs

Kellyanne Conway on Thursday attempted to defend Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on countries worldwide, which have sent stock markets plunging and sparked fears of a global recession. But Conway’s spin drew accusations that it was just more “alternative facts” from the former White House counselor, who coined that exact phrase to defend Trump during his first term. Conway argued on Fox News that Americans should see the new tariffs as something else entirely.

“For everybody saying tariffs are a tax, I think you have to look at them more as the old sanctions,” Conway claimed. But critics accused her of twisting language, noting how sanctions and tariffs are two very different measures that are implemented for different political and economic purposes. Related.



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