The Statism of Donald Trump

01/05/2026 Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.

From war to tariffs to inflation, it is clear Donald Trump is a devoted disciple of the ideology of statism and interventionism. The fact he’s better than the atrocious Kamala Harris doesn’t change this.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/statism-donald-trump

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