"'I tried a policy, and oh, everyone tells me I want the cost of living to be lower, let me reverse it,'" said economist Justin Wolfers, appearing on CNN's "Table for Five" on Saturday. "The only implication is that he's learned what [we] learned in Econ 101: tariffs raise prices!"

KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation? HASSETT: This is nothing new

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