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What have past Republican presidents said about tariffs?

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Former President George W. Bush has not commented on Trump 's remarks.

Trump 's support for tariffs and skepticism toward global trade departs from previous Republican presidents.

Reagan , Bush , Bush and Bush each venerated free trade, though in some cases they put forward policies similar to Trump 's.

"There was a huge gap between rhetoric and reality," Hanke , the former Reagan administration economist, told ABC News . For his part, George W. Bush attempted to protect the U.S. steel industry by placing tariffs on some steel imports. Facing pushback from the World Trade Organization and threats of retaliation from other countries, he removed the tariffs after 18 months ..

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