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

Since President William McKinley’s once-upon-a-time mediocrity ... his secretary of state called for an “open door” in China (where the U.S. had no territorial claims) that would, for ...

He’s imposed hefty duties on China, threatened Canada and Mexico ... In all of this, Trump is explicitly channeling William McKinley, another president who wielded tariffs with unabashed enthusiasm.

President Donald Trump has brought a historical figure to the forefront in recent months: William McKinley ... and a 10% tariff on imports from China. Earlier this month, he also imposed a ...

The desire to recreate the Gilded Age is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs. It’s also why he praises the nation’s 25th ...

Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated.

The frenzy threatened not only to destroy China’s ruling Qing dynasty ... and personal rectitude of his presidential hero, William McKinley. Robert W. Merry, former Wall Street Journal ...