How Trump’s Trade Policies Could Impact Governors’ Races

Governing: President Trump is pursuing a high-stakes strategy of raising tariffs in an effort to cut America’s trade deficits. The administration’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, for instance, prompted China, the European Union, Canada and Mexico to retaliate with tariffs of their own on agricultural exports.

The escalating battle has already hurt farmers. As a result, the Trump administration announced last month that it will make an estimated $12 billion in government assistance available to growers.

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