The following article by Matthew Nussbaum was posted on the Politico website March 11, 2018:
The attacks, meant to stir up populist enthusiasm, could backfire if they instead spur fears that jobs in Trump country might be in jeopardy
President Donald Trump, expressing his ire over trade imbalances this weekend, made a peculiar choice: He focused his criticism on two European brands, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, that have significant investments in two of the nation’s most Trump-friendly states.
“Open up the barriers and get rid of your tariffs,” Trump said of the European Union’s trade policies in a wide-ranging and rollicking address in Pennsylvania Saturday. “And if you don’t do that, we’re going to tax Mercedes-Benz, we’re going to tax BMW.” Continue reading “Trump targets European car-makers with big plants in states he won”