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Trump Tariffs Increased GDP, Reversed Trend In US Trade Deficit: USTR Greer

rttnews
Jan 21, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, in a keynote address at the World Economic Forum, highlighted the impact of President Trump's tariffs on the U.S. economy. He stated that these tariffs have increased GDP, reversed the trade deficit trend, and improved wages for blue-collar workers. Greer emphasized the need for an active trade policy to protect American interests, contrasting it with the previous system that favored trade surpluses for other nations. He believes the emerging system benefits American workers, producers, farmers, and ranchers.

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer delivered a keynote address at the World Economic Forum, laying out the history of the United States' use of tariffs and an active trade policy to protect domestic industries and secure national interests.

He discussed in Davos how the "American System" followed by President Abraham Lincoln and others influenced global approaches to economic development and is being revived by President Donald Trump today.

"President Trump has increased tariff rates and secured trade arrangements designed to reduce America's massive global trade deficit. This approach - combined with sensible energy, tax, and regulatory policy - has resulted in increased GDP, reversed the trend in our trade deficit, and boosted wages, particularly for blue-collar workers," said Ambassador Greer.

"The United States is disrupting the status quo and taking the action needed to protect American interests. The system that has operated for the past three decades required the United States to absorb the ever-rising trade surpluses of other nations. That approach was not sustainable, economically or politically. Americans have repeatedly chosen to reject it at the ballot box," Greer added. "The new system that is emerging is in the interest of American workers, producers, farmers, and ranchers," according to him.

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