Column: Trump pitches austerity to hide policy blunders

Column: Trump pitches austerity to hide policy blunders

The war on Christmas came early this year — and from an unexpected source: President Donald Trump. It’s only May, but he’s already laying the groundwork for empty shelves, wallets and stockings, all thanks to a tariff policy that could hit American consumers hard. “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” Trump shrugged recently at the end of a Cabinet meeting, “and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more.” Lest …