The ad is being used as a pretext. If an ad quoting Reagan that punctured Trump’s tissue-thin skin was all it took to derail a trade deal, then the talks weren’t genuine from their side anyway. Besides, they’ve already clarified that it was more about Canada being ‘difficult’, as discussed above. No real negotiation in good faith is so easily derailed as that.
All prior rounds of tantrums tariffs have exempted CUSMA, so ‘10% on everything’ is far from ‘on everything’. And the ‘punishment’ narrative ultimately helps us when SCOTUS hears this.
Sure. Trump is thin skinned and a bully. He doesn’t like being embarrassed by contrary facts. Oh well, tough shit. He’s introduced tons of tension on his own as is. If the ghost of Reagan talking plainly about his basic economic beliefs increases tension, that’s because he has to resolve some cognitive dissonance.
They’re utterly full of shit, and Reagan would be spinning in his grave. The remarks were accurately stated and contextualized. They were a presidential radio speech on the public domain and don’t require permission to use. Trump is demonstrably lying, as recklessly as he ever does, and the Reagan foundation is trying to curry favour by prostituting Reagan’s economic legacy for Trump. But they’re making The Gipper’s ghost say and do things he would never do or say.
Yes, ongoing US tariffs hurt us as they hurt literally every other economy, including America’s. One person is responsible for that, and we’re trying to negotiate with a toddler who randomly throws his toys out of the stroller when it suits him. No political leader anywhere can fully control for that. Right now as a country we’re doing our best to ride out the storm. Lots of hope is in the Supreme Court right now, and for a change in tide at the midterms.
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