Trump Puts ‘Lovely’ Europe on Notice for Tariffs: Supply Lines

Former President Donald Trump shattered the long-standing Republican orthodoxy of favoring free trade. If elected again, he signaled he’ll take his brand of protectionism to a whole other level.

That’s among the key takeaways in Bloomberg Businessweek’s exclusive interview with the Republican candidate for the US presidency. He offers an impassioned defense of tariffs to make it clear he intends to ratchet up levies not just on China but on Europe, too.

The self-appointed Tariff Man has apparently been studying William McKinley, dubbing the 25th American president “the Tariff King.”

“I can’t believe how many people are negative on tariffs ...