That's What She Said by Alex Phillips

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Are tariffs Donald's Trump card?
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Are tariffs Donald's Trump card?

Trying to make sense of trade madness? I've got you.

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Apr 10, 2025
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What the hell is going on with Trump's tariffs?

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He did say it was one of his favourite words in the English language. And what he failed to implement in his first term as President, he's damn well determined to see through in the second.

Followers of The Donald back in his real estate days will know the imbalance of global trade and the use of tariffs has long been a hot topic of discussion. Wielding the might of ‘Murica on the world stage is exactly the sort of gutsy, uncompromising, transactional gusto that swooped MAGA in to the White House for President Trump, The Sequel (This time he really means business)

But business is exactly what is being battered. For now.

What is the strategy? Will it work? And (whisper it quietly) what if it all goes horribly wrong?

Here is the only breakdown you need, to make sense of it all

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