Trump Wants Huge Tariff for Dollar Defectors, Fewer US Sanctions
- GOP candidate promises a revamp of American economic arsenal
- US sanctions onslaught led countries to seek dollar workaround
Donald Trump
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Donald Trump pioneered new ways to use tariffs as a weapon of statecraft in his first presidency. He’s promising to go full-bore next time – and even deploy a jumbo version to protect the US dollar.