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Congress long ago bestowed upon the presidency the power to set tariffs, which makes sense. No previous president has used that power to take on the entire world but Donald Trump wants to reset the U.S. economy.
Since Trump returned to office five months ago, the federal government has collected $106 billion from tariffs and related customs fees, Axios reported. That’s more than the $83 billion the U.S. collected all of last year.
President Trump is negotiating. This is not nuclear science. He asks for the stars and settles for the moon. But the media says Trump capitulated while Xi—who will pay triple the tariffs Americans will pay—won.
Trump’s progress during the first 100 days has been extremely encouraging for Republicans, but it’s far too early to declare victory. It is the second 100 days that will determine whether the president’s agenda succeeds or fails. What unfolds in the months ahead will either cement Trump’s legacy — or undo it.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her first major speech since leaving office at Emerge America’s 20th anniversary gala in San Francisco this week. She described the current state of the U.S. economy as “the greatest man-made economic crisis in modern presidential history.”
President Trump imposed tariffs on nations that take advantage of our free trade policy. The cheaters include nations that we protect with our military at our expense. Our NATO allies roll us like we are the town drunk.
Former President Donald Trump has promised to increase levies on Chinese EVs that would virtually preclude them from the U.S.
As president, Donald Trump slapped Chairman Xi’s dictatorship and his slave-driven economy with tariffs and a new trade agreement with Mexico.