Edit: Trump trade talk concerning
About one-third of Washington state jobs depend on trade, so it’s nerve-wracking to watch the Trump administration flout diplomatic tradition with China, trash trade deals and promote steep tariffs.
The hope was that campaign rhetoric would give way to realism once the new administration settled in.
John Stuhlmiller, CEO of the Washington state Farm Bureau, told The Spokesman-Review that a trade war with China “would be terrible for our economy, absolutely.” But he added: “I would submit there is room for movement from rhetoric to reality.”
That could still occur, but the early signs are not promising/Spokesman-Review Editorial Board. More here.
