Paul Krugman: Trump’s dangerous instability is growing even worse

17 June 2024

In his New York Times column, liberal economist Paul Krugman has been arguing that voters who are feeling nostalgic for the Trump years are forgetting just how chaotic Donald Trump's presidency was.

Krugman didn't hold back during an appearance on The New Republic's podcast posted on June 17, warning that Trump has grown even more unstable and "incoherent" than he was during his four years in the White House.

On the podcast, Krugman and host Greg Sargent discussed Dr. Anthony Fauci's new book, "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service."

Fauci, in the book, recalls how volatile Trump could be in 2020. And Sargent argued that the "Trumpstangia" of 2024 paints a flawed picture of what his presidency was actually like.

Krugman agreed, telling Sargent, "Trump is floating policy proposals that are completely unworkable and disastrous. And in some peculiar way, people kind of discount it. Well, because obviously, you can't replace income taxes with tariffs; therefore, we shouldn't discuss the fact that Trump is proposing to do that."

The economist continued, "The fact that he's talking complete nonsense forestalls criticism…. Somehow, he's being let off the hook…. The peculiar thing about Trump's time in office is that he didn't get much done. He was unable to get much done…. Most people didn't get a full sense of just how unsuited for the job he was because he wasn't doing much of anything."

Greg Sargent's full interview with Paul Krugman is available at this link.

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