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In a US election year, can Donald Trump afford to stay hardline on tariffs?
As transatlantic tensions sharpen ahead of Davos, domestic pressure could test the durability of the President’s stance.
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Supporters of US President Donald Trump display flags outside his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan 16.
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Cory Alpert
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Since 2018, President Donald Trump has had a unique stranglehold on the Republican Party’s primary process. He has a mythic status amongst the hardcore MAGA base, who comprise nearly all primary voters.
These foot soldiers are the same ones who camp out for hours to see a Trump rally and lost billions in his cryptocurrency scams. They respond at the drop of a hat to Mr Trump’s “total and complete” endorsements offered on Truth Social.
