more bad news
Trump's steel tariffs create big profits but few new jobs https://t.co/DD46AOfIRv pic.twitter.com/66AMr5x0yI
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 13, 2018
"Instead, Trump hit Britain, as well as other trade partners, with steel and aluminum tariffs in the summer of 2018—and then threatened a follow-on strike against autos, an important British export to the U.S." https://t.co/s83f1ptO30
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) November 16, 2018
I think we need to consider the possibility that maybe, just maybe, Donald Trump does not fully understand the nuances of trade policy. pic.twitter.com/ZqIDmlRgBC
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) December 4, 2018
It’s unclear what the president wants to accomplish with tariffs. He may not even understand how they work. The latest from @AnnieLowrey: https://t.co/db49IChwmB
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 9, 2018
This is what Trump has given the American people: ‘Another damned Trump lie’: Iowa machinist unloads on president after his factory shuts down before Christmas https://t.co/HnVIxN1Trj #TrumpResign
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) December 21, 2018
Sure there’s more tax revenue but consumers bear the brunt of the tariff when they pay more for imports.
On Tuesday, Navarro said the US had collected $7 billion from new tariffs. https://t.co/Op4VlcByq2
— Alan Rappeport (@arappeport) December 7, 2018
Trump said China had agreed to end auto tariffs. They haven't. The president and his administration have rattled markets — and at times each other — with muddled and contradicted messaging since returning home, while Trump trumpets success. Our latest: https://t.co/WR0eNK0pGf
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 5, 2018
"China imports zero U.S. soybeans in November for first time since trade war started" https://t.co/99TdEySkjz
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) December 24, 2018
Sad! 