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Why Trump's solar and washing machine tariffs may play well in Michigan

by David Brancaccio

Jan 25, 2018

A former Democratic state politician says the taxes are one of the few things the president has done that he can support.

President Donald Trump displays a Section 201 action as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer witnesses, in the Oval Office, at the White House, January 23, 2018, in Washington, DC. The administration is issuing tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines to protect American manufacturing companies against dumping by foreign countries, mainly China, and including South Korea.

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