Marc Thiessen

1 week ago | news-journal.com | Marc Thiessen

During the 2018 Group of Seven summit in Canada, President Donald Trump made world leaders a stunning offer: a total elimination of all tariffs and barriers to trade between the world’s largest economies. “I said, ‘I have an idea. … Everybody take down your barriers. No barriers, no tax. Everybody, are you all set?’” Trump told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo after the summit. “You know what happened?

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Marc Thiessen

How Trump could end up the greatest free-trade president in history (washingtonpost.com) How Trump could end up the greatest free-trade president in history By Marc A. Thiessen 2025041411450000 During the 2018 Group of Seven summit in Canada, President Donald Trump made world leaders a stunning offer: a total elimination of all tariffs and barriers to trade between the world's largest economies. "I said, 'I have an idea. … Everybody take down your barriers.

1 week ago | aei.org | Marc Thiessen

During the 2018 Group of Seven summit in Canada, President Donald Trump made world leaders a stunning offer: a total elimination of all tariffs and barriers to trade between the world’s largest economies. “I said, ‘I have an idea. … Everybody take down your barriers. No barriers, no tax. Everybody, are you all set?’” Trump told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo after the summit. “You know what happened?

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Danielle Pletka |Marc Thiessen

On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Dany’s article, #WTH The Tariff Tsunami. No one should be surprised by Trump’s tariff war. The real question is, what is the President trying to accomplish? Some in the administration argue that the tariffs create leverage to bring about a myriad of free trade agreements the U.S. would not be able to get otherwise. Others argue tariffs will bring back American manufacturing.

2 weeks ago | news-journal.com | Marc Thiessen

Amid the outrage over Signalgate, one thing should matter most: The text exchanges have given Americans a window into the inner workings of a highly competent national security team carrying out a successful military operation on the orders of a decisive U.S. president. After four years of Joe Biden’s disastrous leadership on the world stage, we should all be relieved. Most Americans will never sit in on a National Security Council principals committee meeting.