The Pain in Spain is Mainly in Trump's Brain

Podcast: Paul Krugman Podcast · Paul Krugman

Opublikowano: 2026-07-08

For all my interviews and more, subscribe on YouTube. Transcript Yesterday, Donald Trump ordered Scott Bessent, the Secretary of theTreasury, to cut off all trade with Spain. Bessent said “Yes, sir.” Trump also said that this is because the Spaniards had stolen his strawberries. Okay, I made up that second part, but he did in fact order Bessent to cut off all trade. This is not going to happen. Presidents have a lot of discretionary authority on tariffs and trade, more than they should, but you do not have the...