The internet wasted no time mocking President Donald Trump for claiming tariffs in 1929 could have prevented the Great Depression.
"Then, in 1929, it all came to a very abrupt end with the Great Depression.
Trump added that the U.S. government tried to bring back tariffs, but it was gone, and it took "years and years to get out of the depression.".
Trump: the Great Depression wouldn’t have happened “if they had stayed with the tariffs.”.
"Our dear leader just claimed that the lack of tariffs was responsible for the Great Depression.
Our dear leader just claimed that the lack of tariffs was responsible for the Great Depression.
Users also pointed out the stock market tanked as soon as Trump announced his tariffs, which CNBC showed in real time. »