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Did Tariffs Just Light the Economy on Fire?
President Trump inherited an engine that was running relatively smoothly, but his trade war with Mexico and Canada could soon derail it.
Road to nowhere.
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He actually did it! I don’t know why I’m surprised. President Donald Trump said he was serious about the tariffs. But it’s kinda like when your eternally messy and unreliable roommate tells you they’re gonna take out the garbage the next morning and then they really do it? Anyway, now we’re here: