Trump Auto Tariffs Play to His Base But Alienate His Allies
- Another rallying cry for disaffected workers ahead of midterms
- Risks raising car prices and antagonizing Republican lawmakers
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Nobody asked for it, few seem to want it and yet the Trump administration is considering imposing tariffs on imported cars and trucks, threatening not just a shake-up of the global auto industry but political discord even among the president’s allies.
President Donald Trump’s order to investigate auto imports for potential trade penalties on national security grounds came as a surprise and quickly drew opposition from the industry and Republican lawmakers.