Trump's suggestion of 20% tariffs elevates trade issues again in the 2024 campaign

The impact of a 10% to 20% tariff on America’s trading partners floated last week by Donald Trump has raised trade issues anew on the 2024 campaign trail. “It’s basically you hurt us, and we hurt you,” Trump said on Monday in Pennsylvania while discussing his desire to put up reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. “It’s an eye for an eye, and it’s common sense,” added Trump, who was weighed into the topic repeatedly in recent days. Democrats are also seizing on the idea, with Kamala Harris charging that it would represent a “national sales tax.” And President Joe Biden,…