Trump pushes aides to go bigger on tariffs as key deadline nears
“But Trump continues to muse to advisers that his administration should continue to escalate the trade measures and has in recent days revived the idea of a universal tariff that would apply to most imports, regardless of their country of origin, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe private discussions.”
This is economic insanity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/29/republicans-trump-tariffs-trade-war/
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