Trump’s five most absurd ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

Published



President Donald Trump has announced high tariffs on every country in the world and plenty of not-quite countries.

The administration calls these “reciprocal tariffs,” implying that we will tax other countries’ exports to us the same way they tax our exports to them. As Trump said, “Reciprocal: That means they do it to us, and we do it to them.” 

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.