'PRESIDENT IS LOW IQ': Isaiah Martin rips Trump over New Tariffs, warns they'll drive prices higher

President Donald Trump is no stranger to criticism, and his decision to impose new tariffs on 60 countries has triggered a fresh round of condemnation, with critics arguing it will hit Americans already reeling from a cost-of-living crisis. Isaiah Martin, a Democratic congressional candidate, slammed the move bluntly: "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS LOW IQ! ONLY A STUPID PERSON WOULD PUT MORE TARIFFS ON TO RAISE OUR PRICES WHILE COSTS ARE ALREADY HIGH AS A KITE!" he wrote on X. 

Martin, who previously ran for Texas's 18th Congressional District, remarked that it was "INSANE" that Trump is imposing tariffs when gas prices are already high due to the Iran war. "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING BRAIN IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE!" he concluded. The 28-year-old is among the most vocal critics of the Trump administration, having earlier slammed the president's move to slap Canada with tariffs in response to Ottawa's retaliatory measures against Washington's 2025 tariffs.

At the time, Martin had said: "Trump putting more tariffs on Canada is yet another low IQ decision from our low IQ president. All that's going to do is RAISE OUR PRICES here. How foolish can you be? You see smoke from Canada (not their fault) and think, wow, let's go raise AMERICA'S PRICES. The orange buffoon should be helping our neighbors in Canada instead of playing these dumb games!! I guess that would make too much sense!"

The latest round of tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5 percent, includes Canada along with countries such as Australia, Brazil, the European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. This time, the administration is arguing that a U.S. Trade Representative investigation found that these countries failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the import of goods produced with "forced labor".

In a statement, the White House argued that the investigation also found that the "acts, policies, and practices of each of these economies" were "unreasonable and burden or restrict U.S. commerce," making them actionable under Section 301(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974. The duties on imports proposed last month will cover nearly 99.4 percent of US imports, as per the Office of the US Trade Representative.

But U.S. trade expert Caroline Freund told the BBC that the move is "not about forced labour," arguing that Trump is simply "looking for a legal reason to put the tariffs in," after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that many of the tariffs imposed globally under emergency powers were enacted illegally. This led to the federal government refunding nearly US$166 billion to businesses, out of which more than $85 billion has already been paid, according to The Conversation.