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2. Yup. Wall Street Journal points that out in their Editorial, "The Dumbest Trade War in History."

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sun Feb 2, 2025, 06:48 AM

Feb 2025

None of this is supposed to happen under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that Mr. Trump negotiated and signed in his first term. The U.S. willingness to ignore its treaty obligations, even with friends, won’t make other countries eager to do deals. Maybe Mr. Trump will claim victory and pull back if he wins some token concessions. But if a North American trade war persists, it will qualify as one of the dumbest in history.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-tariffs-25-percent-mexico-canada-trade-economy-84476fb2?mod=mhp

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Ask a Republican: Who negotiated the USMCA trade agreement that Trump keeps trash-talking? [View all] DetlefK Feb 2025 OP

Exactly. No one bothers to mention he has no one to blame but himself. tetedur Feb 2025 #1

Yup. Wall Street Journal points that out in their Editorial, "The Dumbest Trade War in History." SunSeeker Feb 2025 #2

He realized that he could grandstand and make more money for himself with a different strategy. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #3

Dumbest in history? Not for Putin. Martin Eden Feb 2025 #4