What if Trump's fascination with #tariffs are a symptom of his #dementia?
Folks with dementia remember things from their youth more than things from last month (or even last night at dinner).
In the 1960s, when he was in college, the US was a net exporter ($19.9B export 13.9B import). Tariffs would have made economic sense by raising the cost of foreign goods compared to those made by US #Manufacturing.
In 2022, the US exported $1.9T and imported $3.1. (Data from Dept of Commerce).
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