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David James

‘We should be absolutely terrified’: Trump’s disastrous economy hits trucking, 600 drivers laid off days before Christmas

600 Texan truckers are going to have a miserable Christmas, and they have just one man to blame for it. Donald Trump‘s chaotic, damaging, and outrageously costly tariffs, combined with the generally cratering U.S. economy, have put the squeeze on anyone involved in international shipping in any capacity.

Now, according to a bankruptcy filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, the trucking company Texas International Enterprises is going out of business, laying off 600 truckers in the process.

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