Reference News website reported on April 10 that the website of "The Washington Post" in the United States published an article titled "Who will tell Trump he is naked?" on April 8. The author of the article is Catherine Rumpel. The following are excerpts from the article:

Who will tell this emperor that he is naked? Not his cabinet. Not his donors or corporate executives. Of course, not Congress.

After U.S. President Donald Trump launched a multi-front trade war - which caused one of the worst market slaughters since World War II - his closest confidants and aides have been reluctant to criticize or restrain him. Worse still, some even encouraged him to continue.

In media interviews, every member of Trump's cabinet believed that his "Liberation Day" event was very successful - despite conflicting statements about the intended purpose of these tariffs or the government's plans.

Last Sunday, Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said that these tariffs were just temporary negotiation strategies and would be immediately canceled once countries agreed to Trump's (unspecified) demands. Almost simultaneously, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hinted that these tariffs would be permanent because Trump needed them to revitalize American manufacturing.

In addition, trade advisor Peter Navarro also endorsed the idea of permanent tariffs. Navarro told Fox News Channel that these tariffs would "generate $6 trillion to $7 trillion in revenue over 10 years," citing some widely debunked figures that seemed to be fabricated out of thin air.

The most shocking statement perhaps came from Treasury Secretary Scott Bechtle. He claimed that the tariffs had succeeded because, despite last Friday's trading volume being "record-breaking" (indicating significant turmoil), the stock market foundation had not collapsed. He cheered for fired federal employees now working in American factories. Most importantly, he claimed that oil prices had fallen.

In fact, the drop in oil prices was due to concerns about an economic recession. The last time oil prices were this low was during the COVID-19 pandemic: the reason was clear - factories shut down, people lost their jobs, and fuel demand decreased. In other words, the drop in oil prices was due to concerns about an economic recession, not a victory as Bechtle claimed.

Encouraged by those sycophants and cowards unwilling to tell the truth, Trump insisted that Americans should "stick it out," swallow his "medicine," and endure the pain he brought. However, when someone who plays golf while the economy is collapsing calls for collective sacrifice, such appeals seem hollow and powerless.

Meanwhile, corporate executives and Trump's donors dared not publicly criticize him.

Patiently might be a virtue, but cowardice is not. (Translated by Zhang Lin)

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7491560405216428556/

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