Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs

We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That’s when we were a tariff country,

Trump said in February — a point he echoed in the Rose Garden when announcing his declaration of economic independence this week

Peter Navarrotop trade aide

This is not a negotiation … This is a national emergency,

Trump’s top trade aide Peter ... he said

I wouldn’t want to be the last country that tries to negotiate a trade deal with @realDonaldTrump. The first to negotiate will win — the last will absolutely lose. I have seen this movie my entire life,

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We’re going to have a booming stock market for a long time because we’re reinvesting in the United States of America,

he said