A CEO with 500 workers explains why he's suing Trump over tariffs: "This path is catastrophic"
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Toy Stores Sue Trump Over Tariffs
Above: Barbie toy products, made by Mattel, are for sale at a store in New York City on April 10, 2025. Image copyright: Timothy A. Clary/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
Trump's tariffs are tanking the economy and hitting working Americans the most. Even Amazon admitted that these global taxes raise prices on everyday goods, some by up to 145%. While economists and businesses try their best to sound the alarm over job losses and unaffordable products, Trump's chaotic trade policy, which conveniently spares big tech, has begun to crush small businesses and raise inflation for regular Americans.
Pro-Trump narrative
Trump's tariffs confront a corporate class that's long profited by outsourcing American jobs to China for greed. The elite and their media allies attack him without offering solutions, exaggerating 6% stock market dips that are actually normal fluctuations that only worry Wall Street. Tariffs have already lowered 10-year Treasury yields and inflation in April, with countries now eager to negotiate fairer trade deals, promising long-term gains for American workers.