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Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot ...
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Great Depression to COVID-19: The worst stock market crashes in US history
The worst market crash was seen in 1929 and led to the Great Depression. It was caused by speculative investments, excessive ...
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History repeats? Trump tariffs draw parallels to Great Depression-era Smoot-Hawley act
Trump's tariffs are 'every bit as high' as the Great Depression-era Smoot-Hawley Tariff widely blamed for worsening the ...
What is Smoot-Hawley? The Depression-era act being compared to Trump's tariffs
One expert is comparing the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the aftermath of a trade policy that deepened ...
The last time the US raised tariffs this much it made the Great Depression way worse
Trump's tariff hike mirrors the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which exacerbated the Great Depression and led to a major shift ...
SNL cold open mocks Trump tariffs with ‘Make America Great Depression Again’ line
You know, the depression is going to be so great. We'll be the ones eating the cats and the dogs. That's going to be fun’ ...
‘S.N.L.’: Trumpeting Tariffs and Predicting a ‘Great’ Depression
Cheeseheads and cheesecakes join the punchlines and headlines, and an enthusiastic audience gets a mild scolding for slipping ...
SNL’s Trump Sells ‘MAGDA’: Make America Great Depression Again
The president tries hard to calm nerves about the falling stock market, only to come up with a slogan that does anything but ...
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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us
In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...