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Feb 27 2023
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Trump Floats Universal Import Tariffs in 2024 Campaign
'We will quickly become a manufacturing powerhouse like the world has never seen before' Former President Donald Trump stands next to a pallet of water before delivering remarks at the East Palestine Fire Department station in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22, 2023. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign, released his “America First”
The Epoch TimesAug 22 2023
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Trump vows massive new tariffs if elected, risking global economic war
Even in the face of growing personal legal peril, Donald Trump summoned his top economic advisers to his private golf club in New Jersey for a two-hour dinner last Wednesday night to map out a trade-focused economic plan for his presidential bid.
Washington PostJul 24 2018
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Trump: “Tariffs are the greatest.” Also farmers need $12 billion in aid because of tariffs.
The administration plans an aid package to shore up the agriculture industry.
VoxMay 14 2019
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Economists: Tariffs Not Boosting GDP
Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have a small, negative impact on gross domestic product growth, according to economists, the Congressional Budget Office, the International Monetary Fund and the top White House economic adviser. That contradicts President Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the tariffs have boosted the GDP.
As the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service put
FactCheck.orgJun 03 2019
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Possible Tariffs on Mexican Goods
Last week, President Trump announced that “he will apply tariffs of 5% on all Mexican goods on June 10, and increase the rate in coming months to 25% if Mexico does not substantially halt illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexican border, which is at a decade high this year.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of the policy, arguing that tariffs can’t solve the immigration crisis, and that
The Flip SideApr 05 2024
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China Uses AI to Make Anti-US Cartoons
Ad inserts, AI-generated cartoons, and anti-American views are circulating on Facebook and X. We look at a round-up of how Beijing looks to shape public opinion in the West. Will the United States increase tariffs on China? Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says it’s a possibility. We have more about her concerns about China’s ove...
The Epoch TimesApr 02 2018
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China responds to steel tariffs with tariffs on US farmers, as Trump prepares to escalate trade war
In an unsuccessful effort to win a Pennsylvania House seat by policies that were more about making noise than making progress, Donald Trump imposed import tariffs on steel and aluminum. The tariffs were imposed over strong warnings from several members of Trump’s cabinet, and Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, walked out when Trump ignored that advice in favor of his own “very good brain
Daily KosFeb 04 2022
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Biden to extend, but modify, Trump's solar tariffs
President Biden plans to maintain former President Trump's tariffs on solar cells and panels, but loosen some restrictions on importing supplies from Asia to help combat climate change, according to people familiar with the matter.
Driving the news: Biden will issue a proclamation on Friday morning to extend the so-called Section 201 tariffs, due to expire Sunday, for another four years
AxiosApr 03 2024
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Itaipu budget frozen once again amid impasse - The Brazilian Report
The impasse between Brazil and Paraguay over tariffs for electricity produced by the Itaipu Dam — the massive hydroelectric complex shared by both countries — led to the binational company freezing its budget, Brazilian newspaper Valor published on Wednesday. An email quoted by Valor instructs officials not to issue “documents that imply the incurring of expenses (…) even if the system allows
The Brazilian ReportApr 04 2024
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Janet Yellen Arrives in China for High-Stakes Economic Meetings
The Treasury’s chief did not rule out the possibility that the Biden administration would impose tariffs or other trade barriers on China. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in China for a 6-day visit, a trip she said was necessary to “advance America’s economic and national security interests.” Ms. Yellen landed in the southern Chinese export hub of Guangzhou on Thursday
The Epoch Times