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‘It’s absurd’ | Justin Wolfers analyses Trump’s ‘dumbest’ trade wars yet
Season 2, Ep. 147
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Economist Justin Wolfers joins Maddie Hale to discuss Trump’s emergency action on soaring diesel prices, rising inflation and business costs, the decline in US manufacturing jobs despite tariff promises, stalled trade negotiations with India and Canada, and why Trump’s trade wars have achieved zero progress.
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