By Molly Goddard
4:14am PDT, Apr 30, 2025
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One publication is sending a strong message to
Donald Trump.
In an opinion piece published by the
Wall Street Journal on Monday, April 28, the outlet made it clear the current commander-in-chief "hasn't matched" the goals he said he would achieve within his first 100 days back in office and warned about what could happen if he does not adjust his approach.
Keep reading to see what the news organization said about Trump's shortcomings…
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The
Wall Street Journal pointed out how damaging Donald Trump's
tariff war with other countries has been for Americans. "Mr. Trump was elected to control inflation and raise real incomes, but tariffs do the opposite," the piece explained.
"It's a mistake to think the tariff damage is only domestic," it continued. "The willy-nilly assault on friends and foes has shaken global confidence in U.S. reliability.
Ken Griffin, the investor and major donor to Mr. Trump, summed it up last week as a self-inflicted blow to the American brand. The U.S. is needlessly ceding global economic leadership."
The publication also called Trump's extreme taxation a "gift" to China as typical U.S. allies search for a more stable market.
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The outlet went on to call Donald Trump's global diplomacy a "work in progress" and labeled his apparent loyalty to Russian President
Vladimir Putin in their conflict with Ukraine a "one-sided pursuit of peace."
While they noted the Republican leader's occasional criticism of Putin, they called out Trump for "squeezing Ukraine to make concessions that could doom it to future marauding."
"This term he is indulging his trade and foreign-policy obsessions and the early results are negative," they claimed. "He'll fail unless he heeds the warnings."
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Earlier this month, the
Wall Street Journal ran a story titled "Donald Trump Tries to Run Harvard" after Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to the Ivy League institution if it did not comply with his demands.
The writers pointed out how
The Apprentice star's "unprecedented" demands of the university "exceed his power under the
Constitution."
In the publication's recent article, they dubbed the move a complete "intrusion on free speech."
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Billionaire investor and Republican megadonor
Ken Griffin came out
against Donald Trump and his policies during a panel at the Semafor World Economy Summit on Wednesday, April 23.
"The United States was more than just a nation. It's a brand, it's a universal brand, whether it's our culture, our financial strength, our military strength. America rose beyond just being a country. It was like an inspiration for most of the world. And we're eroding that brand right now," he said. "In the financial markets, no brand compared to the brand of the U.S. treasuries, the U.S. treasury market, the strength of the U.S. dollar and the credit worthiness of U.S. treasuries. No brand came close. We put that brand at risk."
