Definition of protectionist
:an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers through restrictions on foreign competitors
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Protectionists like to cite the U.S. trade deficit—last year imports of goods and services exceeded exports by $501 billion—as evidence that unfair trade agreements have hurt American competitiveness.
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There is disagreement among his own advisers, too: according to The Washington Post, the protectionists in Trump’s inner circle—
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