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The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever
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The harm from tariffs will be lasting and deep

He thinks America is winning. It is not

Tariff wrangling will stretch through the rest of Donald Trump’s term, and beyond

Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now

That will be bad for America—and everyone else

Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers