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Historian Emma Shortis warns against falling into Trump's trade traps
Episode 450
Published 1 year ago
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Ahead of Anthony Albanese's likely first meeting with Donald Trump this month, a US politics expert says 'begging' for lower tariffs would be a mistake.
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