Trump: 'I Believe in Free Trade, I Want So Much Trade'

Describing his policies as “fair trade,” President Trump claimed, “I believe in free trade, I want so much trade.” But one of the biggest issues that liberty-minded people like myself have had with his positions is that he seems to act completely counter to free trade. He has called for an end to NAFTA and the TPP, he has called for tariffs on imported products, and he’s even called for a border tax. These are not the actions of a free-trade believer; they are the actions of a liberal nationalist. Maybe he can do something to prove that he actually trusts the free market and free trade, instead of just crony capitalism, but he hasn’t yet…