LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on: https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris argues the Trump administration is misrepresenting Alexander Hamilton to justify modern protectionist trade policies. Citing historical context and economic data, he contends Hamilton&#x27;s support for temporary tariffs was meant to nurture a young nation—not defend permanent trade barriers in today&#x27;s global economy.

Stop Using Hamilton to Defend Trump's Tariffs

Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski

The Watchdog on Wall Street Podcast, explaining the news coming out of the complex worlds of finance, economics and politics and the impact it will have on everyday Americans. Author, investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst and trader, Chris Markowski. Weekend at Bernie's, Alexander Hamilton's. If you're not familiar with the movie, youngsters listen to the podcast. There's a movie called Weekend at Bernie's. It came out in 1989.

And basically the story was, well, these two kids have got a fake, a dead guy being alive over the course of the weekend so they can survive. It was a dark comedy movie. Well, members of the Trump administration are pulling a weekend at Bernie's in the sense that they are parading around Alexander Hamilton.

Yeah, I went off a little bit on J.D. Vance and his condemnation of Reagan and Milton Friedman and we're more of the Alexander Hamilton type. But it's not just him. It's the entire administration. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jameson Greer. They keep using Alexander Hamilton, parading him around, saying that he would love the Trump trade policy.

Well, I am going to I'm going to go to Phil Graham. Phil Graham, he just aggravated him, too. And he defends Hamilton. Hamilton, without a doubt, financial genius. Trump, I think, understands that obviously popular because of the play that did very, very well and still doing well.

But anyway, Hamilton, the most respected financial officer in U.S. history. So, again, they are they're parading Hamilton around like weekend of Bernie's. We say half dead, parade them around, not half dead, all dead, saying that he would love this trade policy. Well, the reality is. Trump's trade policy. So far. By again, you are what your record says you are.

Stop Using Hamilton to Defend Trump's Tariffs

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Stop Using Hamilton to Defend Trump's Tariffs

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The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.