Governor sees ‘opportunity’ for Wyoming in Trump tariff war. Economist sees ‘disaster.’

Governor sees ‘opportunity’ for Wyoming in Trump tariff war. Economist sees ‘disaster.’ - SweetwaterNOW

By Dustin Bleizeffer, Wyofile.com State’s trona and soda ash industry is particularly vulnerable to losing global buyers, while Gordon sees potential bright spots for mineral commodities, as well as new manufacturing. Gov. Mark Gordon said he sees “opportunity” for Wyoming in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. At a press conference last week, he echoed the

Governor sees ‘opportunity’ for Wyoming in Trump tariff war. Economist sees ‘disaster.’

by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFileGov. Mark Gordon said he sees “opportunity” for Wyoming in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. At a press conference last week, he echoed the Wyoming congressional delegation’s praise for Trump’s economic policies as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. and level the nation’s trade imbalance with much of the world.“The Trump tariffs have kind of shuffled the deck, in a way, and I think it’s a great opport…

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Governor sees 'opportunity' for Wyoming in Trump tariff war. Economist sees 'disaster.'

Gov. Mark Gordon said he sees “opportunity” for Wyoming in President Donald Trump’s tariff wars. At a press conference last week, he echoed the Wyoming congressional delegation’s praise for Trump’s economic policies as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. and level the nation’s trade imbalance with much of the world. “The Trump tariffs have kind of shuffled the deck, in a way, and I think it’s a great opportunity for Wyoming to be able…