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Summarize the Smoot Hawley tariff act of 1930 and how President Trump 90 years later, has the power to start what many people say is a trade war. During his campaign, He said the U.S. was going to impose a 25-percent tariff on foreign steel, and a 10-percent tariff on foreign aluminum. His announcement was met with a lot of face-palming from economists. Why?