Fact-checking Trump: Tariffs don’t help pay down debt
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In the president’s recent tweets he claims tariffs will help pay down national debt, but that’s not how tariffs work. Stephanie Ruhle is joined by CNBC’s Kayla Tausche and the former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman to break down what the tariffs are actually doing.Aug. 6, 2018
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