The alternative was not Kamala Harris. She has absolutely nothing to do with what is happening or not happening. She is history

The alternative was Trump not lying about why tariffs were imposed, not lying about the "fentanyl problem", not belittling our leadership, not belitttling our sovereignty....he insults us, disrespects us, threatens us....then acts capriciously when we stand up to him. Threats when Ford....as predicted....raised energy prices hugely escalated his response, he immediately threatned huge tariff increases, doubled down on insults, and doubled down in his wish to make us the 51st

He is a chronic liar and a bully and feels that bodes him well as a foreign policy tool and a positions him as tough leader and negotiator domestically and internationally

I mentioned he twisted US foreign policy from "Walk softly and carry a big stick." into "Approach loudly and brandish wildly." in an earlier post

The use of the fentanyl excuse was another twist. "If you want to beat a dog, you can always find a stick"

Marty, you mentioned he was saved by God from a bullet, is the biggest personality and largest cultural figure in your history and seem to say his ends justifies his means.
you seem to agree his lies are OK ...that he can use them to break the laws of your country, ignore a trade agreement due to be re negotiated....one negotiated in his first term and praised. He had legal ways to get what he wants but chose to dictate his own way forward ignoring his own laws, our shared history of collaboration to solve problems, and diplomatic protocols regarding relationships between nations and leaders and long standing allies ....

That is dangerous thinking when that figure has been unleashed by your Supreme Court, a pliant party, the attempts to reign him in for his (let's be kind and call it) "transitional behaviour" when he lost the last election AND worst of all, that he was saved by God to run your country.

I am not "anti Trump" or "anti US" . He was duly elected, is a sitting president and does deserve a certain respect in office.
Just occupy that office with integrity.

Directly to the trade deficit you see Trump railing against. That deficit is a measure of the "balance of payments" money flows that measure periodic activity.

1) how many foreigners own US debt? Interest flows out of your country as do dividends paid to foreign shareholders of US companies
2) how much money do US companies invest abroad....permanently in the form of operations and facilities and temporarily?
...good one that last one....lots of cash profit was stockpiled abroad for tax reasons...Trump gave those companies a window last term to bring it back to reinvest in jobs and growth he said. Instead it went to dividends and share buybacks for the most part. Look it up. Also, no bank keeps its exscess money in the US after banking hours. It goes to work abroad overnight and comes back the next morning in time for opening. But because it is gone overnight, ...and happens all the time...it is a measured outflow.

So to balance those financial transaction outflows, you now need a surplus in another area...well that is delivered to you in aircraft, Hollywood entertainment and such which both do some heavy lifting, and in other areas...but you have to get it somewhere.

What I am saying is that Trump's measure of being ripped off is far more complex than looking at your ailing industries, seeing others do well abroad, then blaming them for taking your market and jobs and importing what you used to make because they can do it better and cheaper or more innovatively.

Certainly politically expedient to call us out for all that and behave in his fashion....and the average US citizen may love it....but it is ....as the WSJ "politely" pointed out....dumb

If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop