This morning JD Vance described my analysis of Trump's washing machine tariffs as dishonest, suggesting that one should look at these data two years later. Do you I need to tell you how this story ends?

Lemme summarize JD's objections in one annotated chart.

@JDVance @JustinWolfers - have you seen this shirt?

@JDVance I should probably buy one...

@JDVance Let's remember that unlike pure sales taxes, tariffs often lead to retaliatory tariffs. Last go round washing machines rose in price and farm exports plummeted.

@JDVance Here's some related debunksmanship on another set of JD claims around US oil production and the supposed "trajectory" Trump would have maintained had he won in 2020.

@JDVance Thank you Justin for fighting the misinformation machine

@maxfawcett @JDVance He can't even get dishwashers vs washers right

@JDVance JD Vance must know that Trump’s proposed tariffs are bad, even delusional economic policy, but that won’t stop him from lying to the American people about it

@NoTeamsIndy @JDVance Very well done, Dr. Wolfers.

@JDVance A friend of mine manufacturers roll bars for race cars. Trump’s tariffs doubled his costs, which his customers had to pay, but with no new jobs.