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What olive oil tells us about Trump's tariffs

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Trump's tariffs are making business harder for international olive oil producers and it turns out those tariffs are even complicating other parts of the Trump administration's agenda, too.

Today on the show: Olive oil and the unintended consequences of Trump's tariffs.

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