Trump wants to wield tariffs like a weapon. But who will he actually wound?
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jul 06, 2018
3 minutes
President Donald Trump has styled himself as something of a knight in shining armor on trade issues, riding in to rescue American workers and companies besieged by foreign competitors, unprotected by U.S. trade deals and abandoned by previous administrations.
Trump's recent maneuvering to impose tariffs on imported cars and auto parts, however, belies that narrative. U.S. auto companies and workers look more like bystanders conscripted to fight a bloody war they don't support - and that could leave
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