Killing American universities will also increase the trade deficit, as Catherine Rampell points out https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/15/trump-higher-education-colleges-trade-war/ Unfortunately, as a reality TV show star, Donald Trump was never very good with numbers.
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But why would you argue as though you accept the premise that a smaller trade deficit is an objective?
When the good guys, especially informed ones, not just journalists, argue in the subjunctive, you immediately surrender most of the battle field.
And I have observed you over the years. You are not lazy.
Indeed, you are particularly well suited to make the actual case convincingly
You have moved the dial on IP, by being insistent, not subjunctive