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Can Trump Win Trade Wars Before They Start?

Donald Trump knows exactly what he’s doing with tariffs.
Everyone else is baffled: Why did the president announce heavy taxes on imports from Canada as well as Mexico and China?

AmericahasanobviousinterestineconomicdecouplingfromChina,agreat-powerrival. AndbyfirstimposingandthensuspendingtariffsonMexicanimports,TrumpwasabletobringMexico’sgovernmenttothenegotiatingtableonhisterms. That’swonimmediateresultsinthefightagainstillegalimmigrationandtrafficinfentanylandotherdrugsintoourcountry: PresidentClaudiaSheinbaumisnowsending10,000troopstosecureMexico’ssideoftheborder.  Shehasonemonthtogetthejobdoneandstrikeabigger,long-termdealwiththeUnitedStates—ortariffssnapbackinMarch. ThentherearethoseYukoncartelsandtheCanadianCommunistParty,and…wait,what? WhattroublecouldAmericapossiblyhavewithCanadathatjustifiesa25%tariffonthegoodstheysellus?  LikeMexico,Canadahasbeengivena30-dayreprievetoworkthingsout.  There’smoretotalkaboutthanjustthenorthernborder.  TrumpneedlesPrimeMin