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Originally Posted by whell
Of course that was the outcome, and its explained right within the article you posted:
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic undermined any chance of success. Public health–related lockdowns and a short economic recession were accompanied by a temporary collapse in goods trade globally, even if China's imports were mostly spared. Restrictions on mobility also decimated US services exports like tourism and business travel.
Almost 2 years after Trump left office, Biden is still blaming the troubles of the world's economy on the pandemic and "Putin's War".
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The Peterson Institute is not Biden. Secondly, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have definitely had severe economic consequences. Thirdly, the bottom line is that Trump's protectionism vis-a-vis China was a failure.
Pro tip: Your alternative facts aren't really facts at all.
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Last edited by finnbow; 09-20-2022 at 08:21 AM.
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