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Donald Trump’s tariffs have hurt the factories they were meant to protect
Six charts show the damage to America, its trading partners and its consumers
Even if he has ways to rebuild trade barriers, writes Douglas Irwin
The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever
Tariff wrangling will stretch through the rest of Donald Trump’s term, and beyond
Foreign companies are sharing the load. For now
