Overview

• Joe Scarborough denounces the Trump administration's tariff policy as a 'self-induced economic war,' highlighting its voluntary and avoidable nature.
• Economic indicators show widespread downturns, including deflation, plummeting oil prices, and recessions across multiple sectors, disproportionately affecting working Americans.
• Scarborough criticizes elite figures, including billionaire Trump supporter Bill Ackman, for their delayed acknowledgment of the crisis and misleading messaging to the public.
• Panelist Richard Haass warns of long-term damage to America's global economic reputation, including diminished confidence in the U.S. dollar and investment reliability.
• Scarborough calls on Congress to exercise its constitutional power to moderate extreme tariffs, emphasizing that claims of inaction being unavoidable are false.