When President Donald Trump pulled William McKinley from the outer reaches of American history and hailed his presidency as a ...

William McKinley belongs, in many ways ... believe that the historical judgment is now changing, and that Merry’s book is a timely addition to the discourse. It would be a mistake to compare ...

Trump has dubbed McKinley the “tariff king.” McKinley referred to himself as “a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.” In 1890, six years before McKinley’s election as president ...

Former President Donald Trump is digging deep into the history books for guidance on tariffs ... he calls "the tariff king," 25th President William McKinley. "[McKinley's] language was really ...

Campaigning from his front porch in 1896, McKinley emphasized his stance on protectionist tariffs. His opponent, William Jennings Bryan, won the Democratic nomination in large part for his speech ...