“On President Trump’s proclaimed ‘Liberation Day’ in April, when he announced the tariffs that have upended global trade, he vowed that ‘jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.’ The imposition of taxes on imports, the president promised, ‘will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers,’ leading to lower prices for Americans,” the New York Times reports.

“So far it has not worked out that way, forcing Mr. Trump to move to contain the economic and political damage.”

“At the White House on Monday, the president announced $12 billion in bailout money for America’s farmers who have been battered in large part by his trade policies.”

Axios : Trump’s trade wounds force White House into action.

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