Right from the start, any impartial observer could tell that it wasn't a sincere effort grounded in truth. First, the goal of the tariffs was to reduce US defi

Right from the start, any impartial observer could tell that it wasn't a sincere effort grounded in truth. First, the goal of the tariffs was to reduce US deficit spending. Then it was reducing debt. Isolating & containing China. Dissuading them from invading Taiwan. Replacing the income tax. Retaliating against Europe, Japan, & S. Korea for unfair trade practices. Compelling other countries to buy American. Onshoring manufacturing. Forcing foreigners to pay a premium to access American markets. Forcing Canada & Mexico to get illegal immigration & narcotics trafficking under control. Punishing Brazil for persecuting Bolsonaro. Compelling third countries to accept expelled immigrants. Then they pivoted to: Art of the Deal! He's deliberately making unrealistic demands as an intro offer. Which is it again?!