From prices to tariffs to dealmaking, Trump’s involvement in economic issues prompts both frustration and applause.

With all due modesty:

And in his just-concluded Middle East trip, Trump pitched business leaders on doing business in America for one big reason: his personal involvement in the U.S. economy. “There’s no better place to make a future or make a fortune — to do anything, frankly — than what we have in the United States of America under a certain president, Donald J. Trump,” he said. “I have the right attitude.”

So says our royal buffoon, King Donald.

‘I own the store’: Trump seeks a direct role in the economy

From prices to tariffs to dealmaking, Trump’s involvement in economic issues prompts both frustration and applause.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/18/trump-economy-tariffs-taxes-trade