😂 Economist bursts into laughter when asked about Trump's failed tariffs

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It’s been a year of tariffs, U.S. trade threats, record deficits and rising prices. Now, a leading economist has reacted to the latest U.S. trade data — and it wasn’t outrage, it was laughter.

During a recent CBC interview, Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan, burst out laughing in response to a question about the newly released 2025 U.S. trade data from the Commerce Department.