Trump should say less on trade. The stock markets will thank him

… I’m not saying President Donald Trump’s decision to take on what he sees as America’s decadeslong disadvantage with its trading partners, friends and competitors alike, was a bad one. Even Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and some of his fellow Democrats have been surprisingly supportive of the administration’s tough China trade policy.

But here’s my beef. Do we really have to negotiate these extraordinarily delicate trade talks in Macy’s window?

Transparency is generally a good idea when it comes to governing, but there is always an ebb and flow to most intergovernmental talks, ups and downs when negotiating the details of a complicated deal, whether it’s national security or economic security. The president’s constant tweets, at times in conflict with his own economic advisers’ statements, only rattle the markets and the public at large. CONT.

David Winston, Roll Call