1/2: #RachelMaddow brings another mental backstory on the #Trump #tariffs
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Peter #Navarro, a quack #economist recruited by #JaredKushner as Trump's trade advisor, the suspected author of the insane tariff #formula, turns out to have created a fictional expert called #RonVara, an anagram of his name, to cite in his books & memos as a trusted source and justify the policy of so-called #reciprocal tariffs. Even made up an email address for him.