“We’ll be imposing tariffs on steel imports and tariffs on aluminum imports. Some time next week we’ll be signing it in. And you’re going to have protection for the first time in a long time.” And with that, President Trump proved his mettle to the steel industry, and got some jaw drops from his own party (and a huge market drop on Wall Street). Bloomberg: Trump Says U.S. to Impose Harsh Steel and Aluminum Tariffs.

+ According to the NYT: “In the past few days, supporters of the tariffs have also begun airing televised ads during programs that Mr. Trump has been known to watch.” (This is not unlike my strategy of advertising NextDraft in High Times.)