Presidential Easter messages are usually anodyne, boilerplate stuff. Peace and happiness. Something Christian about sacrifice. That sort of thing. This year’s edition broke from tradition by adopting an incoherent rant about the president’s enemies and his grievances against them. It is clear that the man is completely insane and that Congress should remove him quickly.
This was the prelude to a new trade offensive. Acclaimed trade expert “Ron Vara” has evidently uncovered a multitude of new ways in which the world is cheating the USA. It is pointless for anybody to attempt to negotiate with the constantly moving target of USAian demands. That’s assuming they even respect the agreements they make.
First signs of the trade war are starting to hit the USA. A sudden and dramatic collapse in shipping has caused many truckers to be laid off as there is nothing for them to transport. Logistics people are predicting a drop in traffic more severe than during Covid. Once stockpiles run out, shortages will be endemic in the country.
This is partly because of China’s response. The Chinese are basically blocking all exports of various critical minerals for the semiconductor industry. More shortages of stuff that the USA can’t supply themselves. Although there might be deposits in Greenland.
The White House has been anxiously asking China if they want to schedule an audience with the President to discuss trade, but China is not interested. Let’s see if the USA blinks first.