In his speech to Congress on Tuesday, President Trump said that his increased tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, three of the country’s biggest trading partners, would bring costs down for the American public.

But as economists have been warning and we will soon see for ourselves in the grocery store, that’s not how tariffs work.

Lots of necessities come from these countries, including life-saving medicine, cars, food, and our favorite apricot jam.

Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent Michael McElroy takes a look.

President Trump told Congress in a recent prime time address that millions of people over 140 years old were getting social security payments every month. The claim got lots of attention, but it’s not true.