> So yes, imposing tariffs is a regression away from free markets, but if what he says about foreign tariffs is true, it already wasn't a free market for trade.

> So yes, imposing tariffs is a regression away from free markets, but if what he says about foreign tariffs is true, it already wasn't a free market for trade. Except that in Trump 1.0, he signed a free trade deal with MX and CA and said: > The USMCA is the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history. * https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-united-states-mexico-canada-agreement-delivers-historic-win-american-workers/ https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/pr... But now it's a bad deal: * https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-usmca-nafta-tariffs-canada-mexico_n_67bda523e4b0f4e8df29f534 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-usmca-nafta-tariffs-can... and wants to impose 25% tariffs on MX and CA—in violation of the free trade deal that he signed.