It’s hard to pinpoint a McKinley “bump.” Then there’s the Panic of 1907, occurring under Roosevelt’s watch, six years after McKinley’s assassination.

Why Trump loves former President McKinley so much. February 3, 2025 6:22 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. Asma ... but it's hard to know if that was exclusively because of tariffs.

KHALID: The U.S. economy, as a whole, did grow in the late 1800s, but it's hard to know if that was exclusively because of tariffs. This time period was also an age of rapid industrialization and ...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent. He was a natural businessman. CHANG: NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid reports on ...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent. He was a natural businessman. CHANG: NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid reports on ...