Initially, the tariffs were introduced because the mad king hates trade, doesn't read, and believes that having any trade deficit with any country means you are getting "ripped off". Now, the mad king is mostly trying to save face. There is no plan and no overarching goal
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Dan Davies
if the point of the tariffs was to relocate manufacturing then you can't go around doing "trade deals". conversely if you are doing trade deals nobody is going to want to invest in domestic manufacturing. as Martin Sheen said, I don't see any method here
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Millions will lose their jobs, thousands will die, everybody will end up poorer. There's no meaning to it, no point