What’s Driving Trump’s Trade Agenda

“President Trump and his advisers have laid out several, sometimes contradictory goals for his tariffs: increasing federal revenue, strengthening the U.S. hand in trade talks and reshoring manufacturing jobs,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“But there is a larger, less explicit objective: establishing near absolute American power over global trade rules, with Trump personally at the center of it all.”

“Over Trump’s first 100 days back in power, his team has sought to relegate Congress, the courts, the World Trade Organization, multinational companies and foreign nations to roles subordinate to Trump. The only way to avoid his wrath is to acquiesce to his demands. According to his allies, that is by design.”