{"id":2478,"date":"2018-04-09T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/09\/workers-deserve-more-than-trump-winging-a-trade-war\/"},"modified":"2018-04-09T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T16:41:00","slug":"workers-deserve-more-than-trump-winging-a-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/workers-deserve-more-than-trump-winging-a-trade-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers Deserve More Than Trump \u2018Winging\u2019 A Trade War"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, with no clear understanding of what his end game is, Trump threatened to further escalate his trade war with China. This is a very complex issue and American workers deserve a clear strategy that puts them first. Instead, Trump is reportedly just “winging<\/a>” it and does not appear to have thought about the people who will be hurt along the way.<\/p>\n

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There was reportedly no discussion, no meetings, and no substantive internal debate before Trump threatened to escalate his trade war with China.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Axios<\/a>: “When the president threatened China with $100 billion in new tariffs, there had hardly been any White House discussion<\/strong>. … There wasn’t one single deliberative meeting<\/strong> in which senior officials sat down to debate the pros and cons of this historic threat. … Trump had melted down Capitol Hill and roiled the markets with zero substantive internal debate<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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As Trump haphazardly threatens escalation, it does not appear he has thought about the people who will be hurt along the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: “Farmers who propelled Trump to presidency fear becoming pawns in trade war”<\/p>\n

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Des Moines Register<\/a>: “Trump's tariffs sow worries among Iowa farmers, manufacturers”<\/p>\n

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Chicago Tribune<\/a>: “Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: 'Our worst fears seem to be coming true'”<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Star<\/a>: “Missouri, Kansas farmers ‘at the mercy’ of China and Trump as trade fight escalates”<\/p>\n

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Argus Leader<\/a>: “South Dakota farmers to take hit in tariff fight, urge Trump to act”<\/p>\n

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Columbus Dispatch<\/a>: “Ohio farmers concerned about Chinese tariffs on agricultural products”<\/p>\n

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Associated Press<\/a>: “Trump’s call for tariffs create anxiety in the farm belt”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, with no clear understanding of what his end game is, Trump threatened to further escalate his trade war with China. This is a very complex issue and American workers deserve a clear strategy that puts them first. 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