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The Front Lines of Trump's Trade War? Look at Kentucky

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on how Trump’s trade war is hitting the state’s manufacturing hubs – not to mention bourbon.

Employees at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville in 2017.Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg

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There’s an unexpected place starting to feel the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade war: Kentucky.