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I somehow was not aware of exactly where and how Trump got the idea that tariffs were a solid idea. Behold (youtu.be)

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 6 days ago (5 children)

I cheated and looked up the answer:

“The economics expert that Peter Navarro has long cited to explain why he's so gung-ho on tariffs, this person, Ron Vara, is a made-up person. He is a fictional person. Peter Navarro invented Ron Vara as his expert source, so he could quote this expert source over and over and over again in his crackpot books.”

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago

And he even made the fake economist an anagram of his own last name.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

Reality is so fucking dumb. Ughhhh

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/peter-navarro-ron-vara-trump-china-intl-hnk/index.html

2019 story about it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

John Barron and Ron Vara are friends.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They're best friends!
https://youtu.be/QGu0m08Etm8