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Trump breaks with party on trade as he threatens tariffs

Trump breaks with party on trade as he threatens tariffs

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MONESSEN, Pa. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump vowed to tear up the nation's trade deals, threatened new tariffs and called for a new era of economic "Americanism" in a speech that underscored just how far removed he is from typical GOP orthodoxy. The speech, delivered on a factory floor in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, outlined Trump's promise to restore millions of lost factory jobs by backing away from decades of U.S. trade policy. The approach, which represents a significant break from yea

MONESSEN, Pa. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump vowed to tear up the nation's trade deals, threatened new tariffs and called for a new era of economic "Americanism" in a speech that underscored just how far removed he is from typical GOP orthodoxy. The speech, delivered on a factory floor in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, outlined Trump's promise to restore millions of lost factory jobs by backing away from decades of U.S. trade policy. The approach, which represents a significant break from yea…