“I’m just loving the reaction of stupid people — all of these people that have been trying to create in other people’s minds that Donald Trump does not know what he’s doing. ‘He’s going to create a world economic crash.’
“And Donald Trump, it’s like whiplash. What are they going to say tomorrow? ‘Oh, he was forced to do this.’ No. As a matter of fact, the Treasury secretary, Bessent, just confirmed what I had pretty much understood because I know the guy so well. This was the plan all along.
“They’ve been taking advantage of us, downright abusing us, meaning America — the American consumer and American manufacturers. They have hurt our ranchers, our farmers, our automakers. They’ve hurt everybody.
“And now the president said, ‘Okay, now that you got the message that I’m serious, now we can negotiate.’ – Sean Hannity, even though Trump himself cited upheaval in the bond markets for his reversal.