About this episode
The episode discusses how JB Pritzker's actions highlight Trump's attempts to hoard money from American consumers through tariffs.
By sending an invoice for the damages Trump's tariffs did to the American consumer, JB Pritzker will make it obvious that Trump is trying to hoard the money he stole from American consumers. Produced by LOLGOP Studios. Read more: https://emptywheel.net/trumps-tantrum-tariffs/ Support emptywheel: https://emptywheel.net/support/ Back these podcasts and more at LOLGOP Studios: https://www.patreon.com/cw/LOLGOPStudios
People in this episode
Host: Marcy Wheeler
Topics covered
- Trump tariffs
- American consumers
- money hoarding
- political accountability
- government policy
Keywords
- Trump
- JB Pritzker
- tariffs
- American consumers
- money hoarding
- politics
- government
Sponsors
LOLGOP Studios
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: emptywheel
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