With three months to go until Election Day, the president is sticking to his playbook when it comes to the economy. His upside-down interpretation of who pays for tariffs is a falsehood he repeated again on Monday at his coronavirus press briefing. He claimed that before his trade war, the United States only lost money to China. But here's the truth: American companies pay for Trump's tariffs. And with just a few months left until Election Day, you can bet that there's little chance this behavior will change.

Source: CNN August 12, 2020 19:41 UTC