Nên bỏ Trump lại đằng sau

‘Our trade policy (chính sách thương mại) rests firmly on the foundation (nền tảng) of free and open markets (thị trường mở và tự do),” said President Ronald Reagan in 1986. Thirty years later President Donald Trump tweeted, “The word TARIFF is a beautiful word indeed.” His administration imposed (áp đặt)—to cheers from parts of the GOP—tariffs of as much as 50% on steel, aluminum, and an array of Chinese goods. After being the party of free trade for almost four decades, some Republicans need a refresher course on the dangers of protectionism (chủ nghĩa bảo hộ).

Republicans undoubtedly (rõ ràng, chắc chắn, không thể tranh cãi được, không bị hoài nghi, không bị thắc mắc) consider the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to be the crowning (hoàn thiện, chu toàn) achievement (thành tựu) of the Trump era (kỷ nguyên). Yet many who heralded (báo trước) its pro-growth tax relief for working families now support tax increases on these same families in the form of tariffs.