DC slammed Trump’s tariffs. Biden’s decision to keep them draws a very different reaction.

https://www.politico.com ^ | 05/15/2024 | Gavin Bade

[Beowulf9]

Back in 2018, lawmakers of both parties greeted President Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on Chinese imports with widespread derision.

Six years later, most members of Congress are applauding President Joe Biden’s extension — and in some cases, expansion — of those tariffs, if not calling for him to go even further.

[Beowulf9]

[ChicagoConservative27]

Biden does it. It’s fine

[tflabo]

I haven’t researched this yet but in Trump’s first term there was that North American Free trade agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico. Whatever happened to that and it would appear that tariffs weren’t an issue with it?

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