Trump's austerity argument on tariffs may be 'dangerous politically'

While President Donald Trump promises his tariffs will be a net positive for the United States in the long run, his arguments for them in recent days have caused widespread blowback and could become a feature of Democratic attack ads in the midterm elections.

“Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, you know?” he said during a Cabinet meeting last week. “And maybe the two dolls would cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”