Two outstanding articles appeared the same day in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal discussing the likely tragic consequences of a Trump victory in 2024 in the area of trade relations.

            Hayashi, “Trump is Primed for a Trade War in a Second Term, Calling for ‘Eye-for-Eye Tariffs’.” WALL STREET JOURNAL (December 26, 2023). https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-is-primed-for-a-trade-war-in-a-second-term-calling-for-eye-for-eye-tariffs-aff5bec5

            Salvage, J. Swan and M Haberman, “New Tax on Imports and a Split from China: “Trump’s 2025 Trade Agenda.” NEW YORK TMES (December 26, 2023). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/us/politics/trump-2025-trade-

 Here are two very worthwhile quotes:

         “Donald Trump upended U.S. trade policy during his first term, launching a tariff war with China …. Trump has been stocking an arsenal of protectionist measures for a potential second term ….”  Y. Hayashi, “Trump is Primed for a Trade War in a Second Term, Calling for ‘Eye-for-Eye Tariffs’.” WALL STREET JOURNAL (December 26, 2023). https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-is-primed-for-a-trade-war-in-a-second-term-calling-for-eye-for-eye-tariffs-aff5bec5

          “Former President Donald J. Trump is planning an aggressive expansion of his first-term efforts to upend America’s trade policies if he returns to power in 2025.” C. Salvage, J. Swan and M. Haberman, “New Tax on Imports and a Split from China: “Trump’s 2025 Trade Agenda.”  NEW YORK TMES (December 26, 2023). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/us/politics/trump-2025-trade-