Trump’s Influence Visible in 2024 GOP Field’s Economic Ideas

Donald Trump’s place at the top of the polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination makes him a central figure in the policy debates among the other contenders.

Following in Trump’s footsteps, Republican candidates have shifted their views toward favoring a tough trade-policy stance on China while embracing Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

But on other subjects, major differences remain.

The biggest crack forms on the issue of Social Security, where Trump and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott say they wouldn’t touch benefits, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence and ...