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Donald Trump loves to talk about tariffs. But Trump’s focus on tariffs is no passing fancy. During his presidency, he had a track record of turning his musings into actions.

One word you’ll keep hearing this election season: tariffs

Donald Trump loves to talk about tariffs. You didn’t need us to tell you that.

And the former president’s recent string of tariff ideas — from a 10% across-the-board tariff to higher levies on Chinese goods to replacing federal income taxes with tariffs — have drawn lots of attention.

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