Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?
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September 28, 2024

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

By By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.

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