President Donald Trump is still using tariffs to try and force allies and foes alike to bend to his will. But unlike earlier in his term, he isn’t following through.
In the last three months, Trump has announced plans to raise levies on various countries — Canada, China, France — at least five times in an attempt to force countries to bend to his foreign policy goals. Not only has the White House not executed those tariffs, but it has pulled back other existing or planned duties on certain foods, furniture and computer chips to address concerns about domestic prices.
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