It also makes it impossible for other countries to enter into treaties, agreements, pacts or really even just conduct regular day-to-day business with us, because not only are we led by a maniac, but even if we get him out we can’t be trusted not to vote in a maniac again.
Reposted from Micah
this is the crux of the problem with Trump’s ludicrous tariff threats: they are so over the top that domestic politics in a lot of countries will prevent them from backing down from a trade war because capitulating makes them look like a vassal state

there’s no face saving available

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