Sad Destruction of U.S. Economy by Madman

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in March 2025, the highest level since November and slightly above market expectations of 4.1%.

The Port of Los Angeles alone supports 136,000 jobs in the city. The combined Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach support 186,000 jobs in the Los Angeles/Long Beach area. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a lawsuit contesting President Trump’s executive authority to enact international tariffs without congressional support, which he likened to the commander-in-chief taking a “wrecking ball” to America’s global reputation.

The legal action argues that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that Trump cited to impose tariffs does not grant the president the ability to unilaterally adopt tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. The suit from California is the first challenge from any state against Trump’s trade policy.

California’s legal case rests on an argument that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which specifies the actions the president can take if he declares a national emergency in response to a foreign national security, foreign policy or economic threat, does not give Trump the authority to enact tariffs.

“The reality is the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse,” Bonta said. “It’s Congress’ responsibility to set and collect taxes, duties and excises, including, yes, tariffs, not the president’s. Congress hasn’t authorized these tariffs, much less authorized imposing tariffs only to increase them, then pause them, then imminently reinstate them on a whim, causing our nation and the global economy whiplash. Trump is attempting to override Congress and steamroll the separation of powers.”

The tariffs appear to be on weak legal ground, given the president’s decision to rely on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, said Stratos Pahis, associate professor of law and co-director of Block Center for the Study of International Business Law at Brooklyn Law School.

Donald Trump, an unsuccessful business man, with a high approval rating by the public, is destroying America’s economy and the G.O.P. is bowing to his wishes.

The question is where the people needed for all those manufacturing jobs come from?