In the upcoming and already eventful 2024 United States Presidential Election, both major party candidates have been frequently accused of being coy, vague, or even outright ignoring various issues. The recent Presidential debate has been cited by the media as physical evidence of the candidates doing exactly that. However, with extensive research, both candidates’ positions can be coherently discovered. Seeing as it’s (probably) a good idea to know a candidate’s position on the issues before you vote for them or not, I researched and compiled their positions for you.
Foreign Trade
Vice President Harris has been critical of the Trump Administration’s trade tariffs, which he put in place to combat Chinese influence. In 2020, she marketed herself as a Free Trade Democrat during her first Presidential campaign when she was still a U.S. Senator from California. She has stated she does not tolerate unfair trade policies and practices from China or other economic competitors. Former President Trump, meanwhile, still stands by the Protectionist policies he instituted in his first Administration. He proposed to reinstitute the tariffs and build upon his destruction of the Trans-Pacific Partnership which he argued hurt workers, and his replacement of NAFTA with USMCA.
