Trump, free trade and executive order on tariffs
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His administration piled on heaps of new “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on dozens of American allies and adversaries alike, aiming to — as he claims — restore fairness and boost American manufacturing...
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Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of the United States' trading partners.
From U.S. News & World Report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters that the pause was not a result of the brutal selloffs in the financial markets but rather because other countries are seeking negotiations.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brought receipts of prominent Democrats making the same critiques about trade policy as President
The president has been announcing tariffs for months, but economists see his latest moves as opening salvos in potentially drawn-out tit-for-tats with dozens of countries and countless repercussions.
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The differences follow years of Republicans taking an increasingly isolationist view of America’s role in the world and Democrats supporting international alliances.
Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews former U.S. Senator Pat Toomey. Photo: Francis Chung - Pool via CNP/Zuma Press/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg News The Trump administration says ...
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The tariffs mark a sharp reversal from decades of U.S. trade policy. Since World War II, presidents— including Trump in his first term—generally sought to expand free trade, pursuing agreements to open foreign markets to U.S. exporters and mostly keeping tariffs against foreign goods low.
In unexpected ways, government action doesn't align with citizen preferences.AbstractHow does foreign policy of African governments reflect the preferences of their constituents? Scholars have studied public opinion in Africa and how constituents assess government performance.
President Donald Trump and right-wing Republicans have accelerated the arrival of a “post-American world,” surpassing any vision of past anti-globalization activists.