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“President Trump is right that actual free trade is desirable. It might seem counterintuitive from a free market perspective, but he is also right that in order to actually create a freer and more extensive trading system over the long term, we need a more activist approach internationally.” quote by Scott Bessent — Download Open image

“President Trump is right that actual free trade is desirable. It might seem counterintuitive from a free market perspective, but he is also right that in order to actually create a freer and more extensive trading system over the long term, we need a more activist approach internationally.”

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