Trump’s tariffs are a $1.4 trillion gamble with the economy and prices

Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN

 5 minute read 

Updated 9:02 AM EST, Sun February 2, 2025

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President Donald Trump is on the verge of hitting America’s three biggest trading partners with sweeping tariffs, a far more aggressive use of his favorite economic weapon than anything he did during his first term.

The looming import taxes on Mexico, Canada and China will be a major test of Trump’s unorthodox use of tariffs, which he’s described as “the greatest thing ever invented.”

It’s an enormous gamble, arguably a bigger one than any economic policy Trump enacted during his four-plus years in the White House. And this strategy has the potential to upend the thing many voters care about the most: the economy and the cost of living.

But Trump’s tariffs pose a big risk: They could backfire, lifting already-high consumer prices at the grocery store, rocking the shaky stock market or killing jobs in a full-blown trade war.

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New York Times newsletter – January 26, 2025 – President Trump’s first week back in office

Good morning. Today, my colleague Peter Baker reflects on President Trump’s first week back in office. We’re also covering South Korea, the Covid lab leak theory and a parenting poem. —David Leonhardt

Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office.
President Trump in the Oval Office.  Doug Mills/The New York Times

Testing the limits

By Peter BakerI’m the chief White House correspondent.

On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re going to do things that people will be shocked at,” he declared. Of all the thousands of words that Trump uttered during his fact-challenged, talkathon-style opening days as the nation’s 47th president, those may have been the truest. Tiếp tục đọc “New York Times newsletter – January 26, 2025 – President Trump’s first week back in office”

Trump’s slew of actions at inauguration

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The president ordered the withdrawal of the country from the Paris climate agreement and took action on immigration policy and other issues such as creating the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump Signs Executive Orders at Inaugural Celebration

President Trump signed several executive orders in front of his supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington.

“So I am revoking nearly 80 destructive, radical executive actions of the previous administration, they’ll all be null and void within about what, five minutes. Is that them over there? Five minutes.” “The first item that President Trump is signing is the rescission of 78 Biden era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and others.” [cheering] “Thank you, sir.” [cheering] “The next item here is the withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty.” [cheering]

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NY Times newsletter Jan. 18, 2025

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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Trump’s Deportation Plan Is Said to Start Next Week in ChicagoThe size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-elect’s goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz
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As Polio Survivors Watch Kennedy Confirmation, All Eyes Are on McConnellThere are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary is reviving their painful memories.By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for TrumpA new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.By Jeremy W. Peters and Ruth Igielnik
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Yarvin Says Democracy Is Done. Powerful Conservatives Are Listening.The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.52 MIN LISTEN
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Under Trump’s Big Tent, Republicans Are Starting to ClashDonald J. Trump won his battle with establishment Republicans. Now, it’s disputes over immigration, taxes and foreign policy that will test his party’s unity.By Lisa Lerer and Michael C. Bender

Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him

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Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meets with reporters after he was elected to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Tiếp tục đọc “Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him”

Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address

Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket

Published 2 hours ago

Harris Trump
Getty Images Voters were disappointed about the economy and their finances, all of which fueled a desire for change. And Trump cleaned up with “change” voters.

Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address”

Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket

Published 2 hours ago

Harris Trump
Getty Images Voters were disappointed about the economy and their finances, all of which fueled a desire for change. And Trump cleaned up with “change” voters.

Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address”

I suddenly feel differently about the election and Trump

October 30, 2024, Mother Jones Daily
I’m back from a quick, child-free vacation with the closest of friends, the kind of hang that leaves your soul nourished.

But after spending the morning catching up on the news—which is to say, the racist vitriolthreats of election violence, and cowardice of billionaires—I’m now feeling catastrophically nervous.

What is the world going to look like this time next week? Will we finally close the door on this horrific chapter? Will democracy survive another Trump win? Tiếp tục đọc “I suddenly feel differently about the election and Trump”