Donald Trump Just Proved He’s an Economic Idiot. Again.

newrepublic.com — March 9, 2025

Remember the word “sanewashing” from the 2024 presidential campaign? It referred to the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump’s rallies, and their tendency to pluck out quotes for their stories that made him sound like a normal candidate when he was in fact spouting fantastical lies and gibberish and authoritarian threats. I wasapoplectic about it, as wereTNR’s Greg Sargentand contributorParker Molloy.