Last week’s sixth Republican debate featured the usual lies, misstatements and misrepresentations on subjects ranging from basic science to the imaginary plot by the Supreme Court to confiscate your guns. But we actually heard the truth on one subject, and believe it or not, it came from Donald Trump: The United States needs to enact tariffs to protect our jobs and our economy.
During an exchange with his Republican rivals, Donald Trump said, “You can’t deal with China without [a] tariff. They do it to us. We don’t do it. It’s not fair trade.” Even the right-wing moderators quickly tried to dispute the Donald, but on this one point, he happens to be exactly right.