Trump’s Tariffs Have Democrats Sounding Like — Gasp! — Libertarians

Source: Cato Institute
by Scott Lincicome

“One of Capitolism’s frequent themes/​laments is how President Donald Trump’s policies, especially but not only tariffs, have caused many Republicans to drift from their free market roots toward a more populist, interventionist (borderline Peronist) view of federal economic policy. Yet Trump’s rapid, unilateral imposition of new taxes on a wide range of imported goods also appears to have caused another metamorphosis: Many Democrats are suddenly sounding like libertarians.” (06/25/25)

https://www.cato.org/commentary/trumps-tariffs-have-democrats-sounding-gasp-libertarians