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This week, Donald Trump had a revealing interview with Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief John Micklethwait. They clashed over tariffs and their dialogue speaks volumes about how Trump’s views differ from the conventional economic wisdom.

Mr. Micklethwait argued that Trump’s planned new tariffs would “essentially halt trade with China” and blasted the former president’s plan to impose 10% universal tariffs on Europe and Japan while raising them 100% on China.

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