The Yolk’s On You!
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This Easter, while children will be dying eggs and searching for hidden treats, the president’s sycophants will be tirelessly rationalizing Donald Trump’s rhetorical and political inconsistency. It’s a full-time job defending someone whose positions flip faster than a spatula at a diner brunch. The following are just some of the positions that the commander in chief’s supporters must walk on eggshells while discussing to avoid looking overly scrambled.
Tariffs
Trump’s tariff logic is hard to crack—sometimes sunny side, sometimes hardboiled—and has managed to be both for and against free trade. The president’s April 2 executive order characterized American tariffs as reciprocal, merely a response to other nations imposing tariffs on American exports and implying they will be lowered to zero if other nations do the same. But when Israel eliminated its tariffs on U.S. goods in anticipation, the president still imposed a 17 percent tariff on Israeli imports. His reasoning? Compensation for foreign aid: “We give Israel billions of dollars a year. Billions.” Trump has also identified “protecting th
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