Tariff "Presidential". How Trump's trade war will hit the global economy and the United States itself
“I’m a big believer in tariffs,” Trump, a Manhattan developer who was just beginning to show political ambitions, told journalist Diane Sawyer at the time. In addition to Japan, in his opinion, West Germany, Saudi Arabia and South Korea deserved high tariffs. “America is being fleeced,” he said. “We are a debtor country, and we have to impose taxes and tariffs on goods, we have to protect this country.” Trump was partially able to realize his dream during his first presidential term.