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Historian Emma Shortis warns against falling into Trump's trade traps

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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