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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Anne d'Innocenzio and Didi Tang

How Trump’s trade war threw his and America’s toys out the pram

Trump said that children could happily make do with two, three, or five dolls instead of 30 - (AP)

President Trump’s trade war rhetoric has found a new target: children’s toys.

In recent remarks, the president suggested that children would be content with fewer toys if tariffs increase prices, sparking a backlash on social media and among industry figures.

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