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Tue May 14, 2019, 12:44 AM May 2019

Trump Prepares to Slap Tariffs on Rest of Chinese Imports

Trump Prepares to Slap Tariffs on Rest of Chinese Imports

May 13, 2019 at 6:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 223 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/13/trump-prepares-to-slap-tariffs-on-rest-of-chinese-imports/

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In a major escalation of the U.S.-China trade fight, President Trump “is preparing to slap tariffs on remaining Chinese imports, which could add levies on roughly $300 billion in additional goods,” the Washington Post reports.

“If approved, American consumers would probably see higher prices on everyday products including cellphones and televisions.”

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Trump Prepares to Slap Tariffs on Rest of Chinese Imports (Original Post) applegrove May 2019 OP
What an idiot. C_U_L8R May 2019 #1
dear dems, this is a massive tax increase on ppl who buy chinese or sell to china. get it? nt msongs May 2019 #2
You mean like everyone in the US? jmowreader May 2019 #5
A 25% federal sales tax on 5,000 items. Thanks, Trump! Flaleftist May 2019 #3
It is time to impeach. He is out of control. CentralMass May 2019 #4
Create the crisis you want to solve. BadgerKid May 2019 #6
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