TRUMP IS DETERMINED TO PURSUE HIS TRADE WAR – AND HE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO STOP

The president’s minions have trawled the statutes to restore roadblocks to trade. The invocation of Smoot-Hawley looks especially dangerous Donald Trump may have found the killer weapon to punish countries at will: by imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States.

US news | The Guardian reports that the president’s minions have trawled the statutes to restore roadblocks to trade.

The report adds: The invocation of Smoot-Hawley looks especially dangerous Donald Trump may have found the killer weapon to punish countries at will: by imposing tariffs on their exports to the United States.

The president has been looking for a new tool since February, when the supreme court struck down tariffs he slapped on virtually all of America’s trading partners based on the International Economic Emergency Powers…

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