“I know better than anybody what’s good for the Market, and what’s good for the U.S.A.,” Mr. Trump proclaimed in a recent social media post. “People don’t explain to me, I explain to them!” Perhaps he should consider flipping those two clauses.

 

Our President Is Economically Illiterate

By Steven Rattner

Mr. Rattner, a contributing Opinion writer, served as counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.