POLITICAL FIGURES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Al Gore and President Donald Trump might disagree on many things, but the former vice president defended the Republican leader Thursday [1-25-18] on his administration’s recent decision to impose new tariffs on solar imports…
Trump is also in Switzerland to participate in the annual gathering, which draws the world’s wealthiest people.
Trump on Monday announced new 30 percent tariffs on solar panels, less than the 50 percent barrier he could have imposed under U.S. law. The move was seen as an attempt to satisfy his ‘America First’ rhetoric without risking thousands of jobs that could have been eliminated if the U.S. lost access to cheap solar panels.
The administration also imposed tariffs on washing machine imports. LG Electronic informed its retailers Wednesday that it plans to raise the prices on washing machines as a result.”
-Ayanna Alexander, “Gore defends Trump solar tariffs decision,” Politico, Jan. 25, 2018 09:50am