THE INTERVIEW| "No Strategy”: Expert Slams Tariff Chaos as Legally Dubious, Economically Hollow

Hilary Golston breaks down today's complicated topics each week on The Interview. In a sharp critique of the administration’s sweeping tariff push, Dr. Michael Greiner of Oakland University warns the president lacks the legal authority for politically motivated trade actions and calls the strategy incoherent. “This isn’t what the statute says,” he argues. With business leaders “unable to plan” and consumers set to absorb the cost, Greiner says the real cause of America’s trade deficit isn’t China or Mexico it’s in part Washington’s own runaway budget, automation and a changing world.