The world waits to see how long Trump’s attack on the global economy can last

The president has brushed off political realities that would have sunk most political actors a hundred times over.

Within days of U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement, most of the world was united in its criticism of his decision to wreck everyone’s economy, including his own, writes Les Whittington. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/The White House

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

April 9, 2025

OTTAWA—It’s unclear if United States economic policy will ever overcome last week’s tariff rollout by President Donald Trump, a game show-styled cock-up that would be eternally hilarious if it weren’t so damaging for most of the universe.

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