Congress Is Freaking Out About Trump’s Trade War, But Not Enough to Stop Him

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A fast-spreading panic hit Capitol Hill on Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s trade war prompted markets to suffer their worst day since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 and analysts were predicting the worst was yet to come.

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While most Hill Republicans tried to avoid criticizing their party’s leader, frustrations...