Everything is Tariffic

“President Trump will fire his first tariff salvo on Saturday against those notorious American adversaries . . . Mexico and Canada. They’ll get hit with a 25% border tax, while China, a real adversary, will endure 10%. This reminds us of the old Bernard Lewis joke that it’s risky to be America’s enemy but it can be fatal to be its friend.” That biting commentary of Trump’s tariff plans comes not from some liberal rag but from the WSJ editorial board.

+ Are the tariff announcements just threats to move other policies? For now, the Mexico tariffs have been suspended after President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed to send 10,000 national guard troops to the border. Canada calls are happening later today. In the meantime, our neighbors to the north are none too pleased. US anthem booed at basketball and hockey games in Canada.

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