Trump's Trade Lesson for Economists (and the World)

If America is in a trade war, the question to ask is, are we tired of winning yet?

"Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world 'chickens out,'" reads the Financial Times headline.

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"Only China and Canada have retaliated against US president's tariff war," FT's subhead adds.

"In the Trump-dominated global economy, the U.S. gets plenty but gives nothing in return," reads a rueful post on X from Axios -- another publication with an upmarket readership -- promoting an article titled "Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else."


Populist publications have a different take:

"Trump's trade deal bloc -- let's call it The Free World," writes Breitbart's John Carney on X, includes "57% of global GDP," "40% of total global trade in goods" and "18% of the world's population."

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