Axios
President Trump may paint China as the enemy, but lately he’s been awfully fond of their command-economy playbook.Why it matters: Trump’s extraordinary interventions — which dovetail with what some critics have labeled “MAGA Maoism” — are rattling businesses, consumers and investors, and throwing global markets into turmoil.The big picture: Trump has already stretched the power of the presidency to remake the government in his image…
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Trump the central planner
President Trump may paint China as the enemy, but lately he’s been awfully fond of their command-economy playbook.Why it matters: Trump’s extraordinary interventions — which dovetail with what some critics have labeled “MAGA Maoism” — are rattling businesses, consumers and investors, and throwing global markets into turmoil.The big picture: Trump has already stretched the power