The president announced a freeze in the escalating trade war with the EU

The U.S. economy surges while trade the trade war persists Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered July 28, 2018
The U.S. economy surges while trade the trade war persists

After the Commerce Department announced Friday that the economy grew at a rate of 4.1%, the panelists discussed the impact of the president’s trade policies on the economy. The conversation also turned to the freeze on U.S.-EU trade tensions and the bombshell claims made by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. Plus, leaders of the House Freedom Caucus call for the impeachment of AG Rod Rosenstein.

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