Trump’s trade war vanity

This narrative of victimhood is consistent with Mr. Trump’s campaign invectives about how other countries were now “laughing” at the U.S., and how no one respected America’s strength anymore.

U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetoric around the tariffs is low on precision and examples, but very high in resentment and a sense of victimization, writes columnist Matt McManus. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY MATT MCMANUS

June 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, at the end of May, slapped tariffs on a vast array of products coming from America’s allies including Europe, Mexico, and of course, Canada. This came months after he had initially flirted with starting a trade war, declaring that they ar...

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