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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in front of a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. In proposing tariffs to correct what he calls other countries “ripping off” the US, Trump has cited the legacy of earlier presidents, Roosevelt included, who did the same. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Macroscope by Neal Kimberley
Donald Trump’s trade tariffs on China are neither a one-off nor unique among American presidents
- Tariffs may be here to stay because Trump touts them as a general policy, not just a strategy for containing China. He also claims America’s beloved former presidents have supported tariffs – and he’s right
Updated: 11:57pm, 21 May, 2019
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in front of a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. In proposing tariffs to correct what he calls other countries “ripping off” the US, Trump has cited the legacy of earlier presidents, Roosevelt included, who did the same. Photo: EPA-EFE
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