Former President Donald Trump is digging deep into the history books for guidance on tariffs, which have become one of his ...

Trump is drawing on "incomplete and superficial" history to back up his trade policies, according to a former White House official.

But which McKinley does he mean? The raw congressman from Ohio behind the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which lifted average ...

Major Acts: The Tariff Act of 1890, supported by Ohio Representative William McKinley, was the highest protective tariff in the nation’s history and expanded presidential authority in foreign trade.

and his endeavors ultimately culminated in the Tariff Act that bears his name. McKinley left Congress for the Ohio governor’s office in 1891 after winning the election over the incumbent.

The word “tariff” may or may not be a beautiful word, but the impact of Donald Trump’s extreme tariff policies on consumers will only lead to a higher cost of living here and the global ...

“[McKinley’s] language was really beautiful ... Republicans infamously passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1930, which implemented some of the highest import levies in U.S. history.

But which McKinley does he mean? The raw congressman from Ohio behind the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890, which lifted average tariffs to a 19th century high of 52pc and pushed the economy into ...