“Our County was built on Tariffs, and Tariffs are now leading us to great new Trade Deals – as opposed to the horrible and unfair Trade Deals that I inherited as your President. Other Countries should not be allowed to come in and steal the wealth of our great U.S.A. No longer!”
Another day, another 280-characters from our Tweeter-in-Chief, President Trump. This time, positioning his use of tariffs and opposition to free trade as somehow beneficial to the American economy.
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