Domenico Montanaro is NPR's senior political editor/correspondent. Based in Washington, D.C., his work appears on air and online delivering analysis of the political climate in Washington and campaigns. He also helps edit political coverage.
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman about what he says is the "unprecedented" use of tariffs by President Trump to send political messages.
Of the more than two dozen tariff threat letters President Trump has recently sent, the one to Brazil stood out, not only for proposing the highest import tax, but also for its personal tone.