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Reagan was actually probably the most protectionist President between Kennedy and Obama. Albeit less so than most of the Democrats who unsuccessfully ran in '84
by smitherfield 9y ago
Reagan was actually probably the most protectionist President between Kennedy and Obama. Albeit less so than most of the Democrats who unsuccessfully ran in '84 and '88.
- guelo 9y agoThat is not correct. Reagan was a big free trade supporter. He launched the GATT Uruguay Round that created the WTO. The original NAFTA vision was a Reagan campaign pledge from the 1970s.