Ronald Brownstein

Ronald Brownstein

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When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. Trump's strategy for advancing all his goals is to threaten his target w/brute force. But in his trade war, he's picking fights w/sovereign nations that may not back down as easily as Columbia U or skittish big law firms

POLITICO

POLITICO

Trump threatens China with 50 percent retaliatory tariffs amid escalating international trade war. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/07/trump-china-retaliatory-tariffs-031574