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Old 09-20-2022, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by whell View Post
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".
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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