The claim comes from Donald Trump, who has said, more than once, that tariffs made the United States the richest nation in the world.

FactCheck.org pushed back on that — pointing to economic data and broader historical context that challenges the accuracy of the statement.

But for LSAT purposes, we don’t need to resolve the economics. We’re not here to litigate macroeconomic history. We’re here to look at the logic of the claim — and that’s where things get interesting.