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How Brexit Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs

April 13, 2025 at 7:10 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar experiment in economic isolationism when it voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Nearly nine years after the Brexit referendum, it is still reckoning with the costs,” the New York Times reports.

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