America Was Not Founded by 'Tariff Men,' Contrary to This Painting in Trump's White House ^10.7%

Reason.com - By Phillip W. Magness - 7/5/2026, 11:00 AM

Negativity Bias 12.7% - Confirmation Bias 12.6% - Biased Writer Voice 9.8%

In a special America 250 issue, Reason takes a look back at our country's founding people and ideas. Read more here. Last year, President Donald Trump unveiled a gold-framed painting that features himself in the center, flanked by figures who shared some degree of his enthusiasm for taxing imports: Alexander Hamilton, Henry Clay, Abraham... more