Senator Paul asserts that free trade always benefits both parties and that limited government and low taxes made America prosperous—presenting debatable claims as economic fact. The Fortune study found that Trump's tariffs (framed as trade policy corrections) dealt economic blows across all 50 states, suggesting trade's real-world effects are far more complex than the 'both parties better off' framing. Adept Economics notes that while free trade's comparative-advantage logic is 'compelling,' distributional effects within countries are significant—some workers and sectors lose even when aggregate national welfare rises. Paul's post omits the critical context that trade creates winners and losers within countries, which is why free trade remains politically contested despite broad economist support for it as a principle.