(NewsNation) — Cenk Uygur, laminitis and big of "The Young Turks," doesn't deliberation President Donald Trump has done a bully occupation selling his tariff imaginativeness to the American people.
"Why is helium blowing it? Partly due to the fact that helium lacks empathy," Uygur told NewsNation's Leland Vittert connected Tuesday.
The progressive governmental commentator said Trump should beryllium retired explaining his semipermanent strategy to comfortableness Americans who person seen their stock portfolios plummet recently. Instead, the president has told people not to beryllium "weak" oregon "stupid" but "strong, courageous, and patient."
"He's truthful self-obsessed, he's specified a narcissist," Uygur said. "For a mean person, fto unsocial a politician, this is simply a layup."
Vittert argued Trump is well-regarded for his interpersonal skills and known to beryllium "incredibly empathetic" one-on-one.
Another obstacle for Trump's tariff messaging? Uygur doesn't deliberation the president has decided whether the tariffs volition beryllium long-term, aimed astatine bringing jobs back, oregon impermanent to negociate amended commercialized deals.
"I don't deliberation Donald Trump has made up his mind," Uygur said. "You can't person it some ways. Those are 2 antithetic strategies."
Watch the interrogation with Uygur successful the subordinate above.