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Many of the Republicans who run both chambers on Capitol Hill would have called themselves free traders before Trump retook the White House.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Like most conservative economists at the time, Hassett was a staunch deficit hawk, an advocate of higher levels of immigration, and, above all else, an unabashed free trader.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite his legacy as a free trader, U.S. President Ronald Reagan sought to stem the tide of American deindustrialization with 100 percent tariffs on certain Japanese products and import quotas to protect American industry.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Like most conservative economists at the time, Hassett was a staunch deficit hawk, an advocate of higher levels of immigration, and, above all else, an unabashed free trader.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Despite his legacy as a free trader, U.S. President Ronald Reagan sought to stem the tide of American deindustrialization with 100 percent tariffs on certain Japanese products and import quotas to protect American industry.
—Wally Adeyemo, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Free trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trader. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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