Here's why Trump didn't move forward with tariffs on Day 1
WASHINGTON — Amid the whirl of orders Donald Trump issued in the early hours of his presidency, one was conspicuous in its absence: new tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Trump had pledged to impose 25% tariffs on both countries on Day One of his presidency to pressure them to keep migrants and drugs out of the United States.
Trump’s risible ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
We start week five of the Trump administration with the president having threatened five sets of wildly destructive tariffs (Colombia, China, Canada and Mexico, steel and aluminium and so-called “reciprocal”) and deferred all but one to some time in the next couple of months.
Since the 1930s, the U.S. has moved away from protectionism in favor of trade liberalization. Agreements like the General ...
The president said he will impose tariffs Feb. 1 on products from Canada, Mexico and China, countries that together account for more than a third of U.S. trade. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson has ...
Behind the Tariff Act of 1930, the current trade war is the second broadest over the last century, Tax Foundation Senior ...
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Why Trump didn't move forward with tariffs on Day 1Asked about the timing of the tariffs, Trump told reporters Monday night, “I think we’ll do it Feb. 1.” He reiterated that timeline Tuesday in taking questions again from the media ...
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