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

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

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.Trump asserted that children could happily make do with two, three, or five dolls instead of 30 if US import taxes drive up consumer costs. The response online was swift, with memes depicting the president as the Grinch and images circulating of a young Barron Trump’s miniature Mercedes convertible.Jonathan Cathey, CEO of The Loyal Subjects, a Los Angeles-based collectible toy company that ..