The president has pitched his trade policies at workers who feel left behind by globalization. But that doesn’t mean trade barriers will revive factories and close income gaps.

Trump has justified tariffs on goods from Canada, the top U.S. export market, by accusing it of failing to stop the cross-border flow of fentanyl, even though U.S. government data shows Canada accounts for only 1% of the fentanyl that enters the United States.

President Trump aims to use a historic increase in tariffs, which he announced on July 31, to overhaul global trading alliances.

President Trump’s latest deadline for the world to agree to trade deals with the U.S. — or face crippling tariffs. If that sounds familiar, we’ve been here before. It’s unclear what’s going to happen.

President Donald Trump has singled out Canada for punishment in his latest round of tariff announcements, with a key component allowing a delay for other countries. Trump signed an executive order Thursday forcing new import taxes on dozens of countries under a new trade plan.