Jon Stewart scratched his head over President Donald Trump's "killing the hostage and then asking for ransom" policies, including his imposed tariffs. The post Jon Stewart Flummoxed By Trump’s Tariff Flip-Flop: He’s ‘Killing the Hostage and Then Asking for Ransom’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Jon Stewart used this week’s instalment of The Daily Show to mock Donald Trump's new nickname for those concerned about his trade tariffs which are causing economic chaos around the world. The comedian began his monologue by describing the US economy as being in “the midst of a beautiful metamorphosis” as it transforms from a “beautiful caterpillar” into a “dead caterpillar”.

The comic mercilessly mocked Trump over the trade tariff chaos that has been dominating headlines. Jon sent up Trump on The Daily Show.

President Trump has long bemoaned a lack of domestic pharmaceutical production and has repeatedly promised tariffs to bring more capacity into the country.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. will soon announce a "major" tariff on pharmaceutical imports.

Trump on Tuesday said his administration will be announcing a “major” tariff on pharmaceuticals “very shortly.”