Donald Trump told a reporter that he had second thoughts about his trade war with China, but then quickly added that he has second thoughts about everything he does. This was awkward enough, but his staff went out and made it so much worse. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham then came out and said that the President meant he wanted to put MORE tariffs on China, a claim echoed later on Sunday by economic advisor Larry Kudlow. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

Farron Cousins is the executive editor of The Trial Lawyer magazine and a contributing writer at DeSmogBlog.com. He is the co-host / guest host for Ring of Fire Radio. His writings have appeared on Alternet, Truthout, and The Huffington Post. Farron received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida in 2005 and became a member of American MENSA in 2009. Follow him on Twitter @farronbalanced