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Tariff fights that Trump sold as a show of strength are still boomeranging through the courts and the economy. The result is less dominance than drift, with the legal system forcing his team to defend a policy that keeps getting narrower, messier, and harder to justify.
Why it matters: Tariff whiplash
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Tariff fights that Trump sold as a show of strength are still boomeranging through the courts and the economy. The result is less dominance than drift, with the legal system forcing his team to defend a policy that keeps getting narrower, messier, and harder to justify.
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