

The ugly truth about Trump’s ‘beautiful tariffs’. With Martha Gimbel
Customs duties on imported goods used to be a crucial part of US government funding – in fact, the customs service was among the first federal agencies set up after the constitution. Now, Trump is hoping that – among other things – tariffs could transform the US budget. But do the revenues they raise for government…
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