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Workers can’t afford tariffs or a trade war, President Trump

By Yael Ossowski
Published January 24, 2018 12:39am ET
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Workers can’t afford tariffs or a trade war, President Trump
On Monday, President Trump's trade enforcer, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (pictured left), announced new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines assembled outside the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

To the Trump protectionist hammer, every product imported looks like a nail.

On Monday, we learned that President Trump’s trade enforcer, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, announced new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines assembled outside the U.S.

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