TOM EATON | Are Trump’s tariffs a long-term plan or just a ‘Vara’ bad idea?
Those who believe that Trump’s tariffs are an astonishing act of self-sabotage are still groping for coherent explanations
08 April 2025 - 04:30
If the name Ron Vara means nothing to you, I don’t blame you: the middle of October 2019, when he first made headlines, was a noisy moment...
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