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America Gets Even: Trump Launches Reciprocal Tariffs

America Gets Even: Trump Launches Reciprocal Tariffs
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled “Make America Wealthy Again” at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Philip Wegmann
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Richard Nixon ended the gold standard, Bill Clinton ratified NAFTA, and Donald Trump—no less ambitious in his aims—on April 2 announced a series of sweeping retaliatory tariffs designed to reorder the global trade system established in the wake of World War II.

Philip Wegmann
Philip Wegmann
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Philip Wegmann is White House correspondent for Real Clear Politics. He previously wrote for The Washington Examiner and has done investigative reporting on congressional corruption and institutional malfeasance.
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