Trump clashes with Bloomberg editor over tariffs

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait during an appearance with the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago. (Photo by Brian Cassella via the Chicago Tribune/TNS)

By Brett Samuels via The Hill

Bloomberg’s top editor, John Micklethwait, repeatedly pressed Trump at the Economic Club of Chicago over his plans to impose a universal tariff on imports and his threats to use tariffs on American companies that outsource their manufacturing.