Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by David B McGarry
“The Trump administration and its mouthpieces have called for fair trade; however, Trump’s attempt to concoct an artificial balance of trade between America and each of her trading partners will yield its opposite. If all tariffs and non-tariff barriers vanished suddenly, America would nonetheless retain many bilateral trade deficits — and many surpluses. The elimination of natural deficits would require artificial trade barriers.” (06/09/25)
https://fee.org/articles/this-administration-isnt-promoting-free-and-fair-trade/