Did fictional character Ron Vara ‘craft’ Trump’s tariff policies? • FRANCE 24 English

As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are threatening to plunge the global economy, many claim that the US President’s anti-China trade policies are based on the theories of a fake economics expert called Ron Vara, a fictional character invented and often cited by Trump’s top trade advisor, Peter Navarro. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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