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Trump and the Trade Policy of a Free Society

2016; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês

10.2139/ssrn.2858396

1556-5068

Robert W. McGee,

Diverse multidisciplinary academic research

Donald Trump has stated that he is in favor of free trade, but that he wants it to be fair. He has said that, if elected president, he would renegotiate NAFTA and other trade deals that he views as unfair to the American worker. When Ford recently announced that it would move a portion of its manufacturing facilities to Mexico, he stated that the cars made at that Mexican facility would be hit with a 35 percent tariff if Ford tried to sell them in the United States. He has stated on numerous occasions that he would slap a 30 percent tariff on the importation of Chinese products unless the Chinese quit engaging in unfair trade practices. Trump has pointed to the trade deficit the United States runs with several countries as an indication that the United States is getting a raw deal on trade, and he has vowed to reduce the trade deficit.