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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd | Steven Greenhouse

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Tariffs are Trump’s favorite plaything – and his justifications are absurd | Steven Greenhouse
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The president is using forced labor as a pretext to slap tariffs on countries around the worldWith the midterm elections less than four months away, it’s a precarious time for Donald Trump and Republicans: Trump’s war against Iran is going badly, his approval ratings are in the toilet, gas prices are soaring and pushing up inflation, and nation after nation is furious about Trump’s insults, bullying and ugly American unilateralism.So amid all this mess, what does Trump do? He turns to his favori

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