December 5, 2025
Trump: 'Trade wars are good, and easy to win'
A day after facing widespread heat for his announcement of impending tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which critics abroad and at home say will lead to a wave of retaliation, President Trump used his Twitter feed to declare that trade wars are good – and “easy to win.” Trump's insistence on a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum – set to be made official next week, according to the White House – sparked the strongest...
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