There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

[moe]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

 

[Gunny46]

 

[oceantide83]

Well @moe, it looks like your only option is to leave the country. See ya!

 

[atlkvb]

@moe

I hate paying tariffs, especially to my Chi-Com brothers, but if "orange man bad" manages to get the little Communist gooks to lower their confiscatory tariffs to us, I'll be happy to buy more cheap Chinese made crap I can't afford!

Great @moe maybe you can save enough to pay off this heap?

@moe 's 1994 Toyota Corolla @700,000 miles. (he only owes 4 more years on it) 😆

Moe will be so mad when I force the Communist Chinese party to fold!

He wants them to win this tariff turf war against you so bad DJT...he can almost taste the General Tsao's spicy chicken!

 

[WVUALLEN]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

MSN

Enough said.

 

[Gunny46]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

I'm starting to see a troubling pattern with your tribe. The Neo-Marxist, Neo-Nazis, and Islamic Jihadist all seem to share a common trait. They hate God, Americans, and Trump. They don't seem to be very friendly with Jews or Western Civilization either.

BREAKING: Wisconsin teen allegedly kills parents 'to obtain financial means' to assassinate Trump, linked to 'satanic cult': DOJ​

A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents in order to "obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" so that he could assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government of the United States, according to court documents from the Department of Justice.

Nikita Casap, 17, was taken into custody last month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as two counts of hiding a corpse, according to ABC News. He allegedly shot and killed his step-father Donald Meyer, 51, as well as his mother Tatiana Casap, 35, in February before he fled the state. The killing of his mother and step-father, a DOJ filing said, "appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" to carry out the assassination of Trump.

An affidavit from federal authorities said, "He was in touch with other parties about his plan to kill the President and overthrow the government of the United States. And he paid for, at least in part, a drone and explosives to be used as a weapon of mass destruction to commit an attack."

"Other parties, with whom Casap was in contact, appear to have been aware of his plan and action and to have provided assistance to Casap in carrying them out," it added. Investigators also found material on Casap's phone related to the "Order of Nine Angels," which the FBI has described as a "satanic cult that encourages violence, terrorism, sexual abuse, and child pornography" and has "strong anti-Judaic, anti-Christian, and anti-Western ideologies" and claims to "incite chaos and violence," per


The group has also been characterized as "a network of individuals holding new-Nazi racially motivated extremist views." A warrant from federal authorities described a "self-described manifesto regarding assassinating the president, making bombs, and terrorist attacks."

The reported manifesto was titled, “Accelerate the Collapse,” and referred to Casap’s alleged goal for "a political revolution in the United States” to "save the white race" from "Jewish controlled" politicians. The document also included images of Adolf Hitler and featured the words “HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY.”

According to an interview with one of Casap’s classmates recorded in the documents, he was allegedly “planning to overthrow the government of the United States” along with the assassination of Trump and had been in contact with someone in Russia. Casap had allegedly paid for some of the materials to carry out the plot.

"On March 10,2025, [authorities] interviewed a classmate of Casap. The classmate stated that Casap would send 'gore edit' videos that included flashing gory and war images put to Russian music via Snapchat, Casap told the classmate he intended to kill his parents by shooting them but did not have access to a gun. He later told the classmate that he would befriend someone with a gun and then steal the gun," the DOJ filing added.

An excerpt of the purported manifesto said, "As to why, specifically Trump, I think it's obvious. By getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president, that is guaranteed to bring in some chaos and not only that, but it will further bring into the public the idea that assassinations and accelerating the collapse are possible things to do."

 

[atlkvb]

@Gunny46 this line from your article explains this nut job's motivation, and quite frankly most of the recalcitrant Left's motivation in this country:

They hate God, Americans, and Trump. They don't seem to be very friendly with Jews or Western Civilization either.

Fact @Gunny46 !

Reading a little further into your article, it perfectly describes the deeper motivations of this deranged Left wing lunatic.

From linked article:

Investigators also found material on Casap's phone related to the "Order of Nine Angels," which the FBI has described as a "satanic cult that encourages violence, terrorism, sexual abuse, and child pornography" and has "strong anti-Judaic, anti-Christian, and anti-Western ideologies"

Now of all the things to be upset about or to "protest" over....he and his acolytes the so called "Order of nine Angels" chose to delve into kiddie porn, sexual abuse, and hatred of Jews and Christians".

Want to tell me that's not pure Evil? Want to pretend this isn't a demented Spirit...a Spirit of "Anti Christ" & hatred for things of Almighty God, or that which places him Supreme over human affairs. (ie: the founding documents of this Blessed nation)

Is it any wonder @Gunny46 why the Left accuses Trump supporters of being "hate filled Nazi White Supremacists" who want to overthrow the country? (ala @moe) They always accuse others of who in fact they are!

again from your linked article:

Casap’s alleged goal for "a political revolution in the United States” [sic] was to "save the white race" from "Jewish controlled" politicians. The document also included images of Adolf Hitler and featured the words “HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY.”

Doesn't that sound exactly like how the Left denigrates MAGA supporters? So how can they ignore the rantings of this Left wing lunatic... and accuse those of us who are earnestly calling for a return to Godly civility, Law & order, Freedom of Religion, and Morality... of the the exact wretched and vile behavior these Demons emulate? 🤔

That article to me is more revealing than it appears @Gunny46 . Confirmation of Evil, exposure of Evil people, driven by Evil Spirits who absolutely hate Almighty God, anyone who Worships him, as well as a Nation ordained, sustained & Blessed by him!

Donald Trump's life (IMO) was spared by Almighty God, in order to save the Nation from exactly this type of Evil!

Trust me I won't forget that atl!

We won't either DJT....believe that!!!

...by Divine intervention he survived an assassin's bullet...

 

[Gunny46]

@Gunny46 this line from your article explains this nut job's motivation, and quite frankly most of the recalcitrant Left's motivation in this country:


Fact @Gunny46 !

Reading a little further into your article, it perfectly describes the deeper motivations of this deranged Left wing lunatic.

From linked article:

Now of all the things to be upset about or to "protest" over....he and his acolytes the so called "Order of nine Angels" chose to delve into kiddie porn, sexual abuse, and hatred of Jews and Christians".

Want to tell me that's not pure Evil? Want to pretend this isn't a demented Spirit...a Spirit of "Anti Christ" & hatred for things of Almighty God, or that which places him Supreme over human affairs. (ie: the founding documents of this Blessed nation)

Is it any wonder @Gunny46 why the Left accuses Trump supporters of being "hate filled Nazi White Supremacists" who want to overthrow the country? (ala @moe) They always accuse others of who in fact they are!

again from your linked article:

Doesn't that sound exactly like how the Left denigrates MAGA supporters? So how can they ignore the rantings of this Left wing lunatic... and accuse those of us who are earnestly calling for a return to Godly civility, Law & order, Freedom of Religion, and Morality... of the the exact wretched and vile behavior these Demons emulate? 🤔

That article to me is more revealing than it appears @Gunny46 . Confirmation of Evil, exposure of Evil people, driven by Evil Spirits who absolutely hate Almighty God, anyone who Worships him, as well as a Nation ordained, sustained & Blessed by him!

Donald Trump's life (IMO) was spared by Almighty God, in order to save the Nation from exactly this type of Evil!

Trust me I won't forget that atl!

We won't either DJT....believe that!!!

...by Divine intervention he survived an assassin's bullet...

I report you all decide. That makes three this week though.

 

[atlkvb]

I report you all decide. That makes three this week though.

It was a good article @Gunny46 . Thanks for posting!

 

[atlkvb]

Do I look like someone who Love's Almighty God?

Nah Bro...matter of fact you look positively Evil & mentally sick. A tortured Soul in need of Salvation if you ask me? If you don't ask for forgiveness, repent and turn away from your Evil wicked ways, you're going to get what you do Worship!

A Life in eternity of pure Hell.

Poor kid...lost!

 

[Gunny46]

It was a good article @Gunny46 . Thanks for posting!

The order of nine angels cult for those that want to research it's origins.

 

[atlkvb]

The order of nine angels cult for those that want to research it's origins.

How ironic such Evil folks want to call themselves "Angels"? 🤔

 

[Gunny46]

How ironic such Evil folks want to call themselves "Angels"? 🤔

I would look into what they push. It should look familiar.

 

[atlkvb]

I would look into what they push. It should look familiar.

Hell we can read some of the Leftist rantings on this forum and get a pretty good glimpse of it! 😏

 

[ThePunish-EER]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

Did you know the founders of this country also applied tariffs? Consider getting an education.

 

[Gunny46]

Did you know the founders of this country also applied tariffs? Consider getting an education.

I thought it was covered real well below. I want to make Beijing glow so everyone else that thinks that's overkill probably should go with Trump’s Plan.

Tariff news... ‘Liberation Day' was a week ago... Trade WAR w/ the ccp.... 145% tariff on the ccp... and a 90-day pause

westvirginia.forums.rivals.com

 

[atlkvb]

Did you know the founders of this country also applied tariffs? Consider getting an education.

Posts like this make 'ol @moe seriously reconsider the whole meaning of his Leftist life!

@moe

My government education never informed me we haven't always had income taxes! Hell they never even told me we weren't a "Democracy" either!

Damn @moe just what did those "indoctrinators" teach you? 🤔

@moe

Can't you tell atl from reading my mindless posts?

 

[moe]

"We’re seeing now, for the first time in Trump 2, the limitations of propaganda, of drinking your own Kool-Aid. There are economic realities, market realities that are larger than the lie that they tell themselves and the American people over and over again. Their attempt to try to sell that lie to the world clearly did not work."

 

[Gunny46]

"We’re seeing now, for the first time in Trump 2, the limitations of propaganda, of drinking your own Kool-Aid. There are economic realities, market realities that are larger than the lie that they tell themselves and the American people over and over again. Their attempt to try to sell that lie to the world clearly did not work."

Go sit in the corner. Everyone else is having fun.

 

[Gunny46]

"We’re seeing now, for the first time in Trump 2, the limitations of propaganda, of drinking your own Kool-Aid. There are economic realities, market realities that are larger than the lie that they tell themselves and the American people over and over again. Their attempt to try to sell that lie to the world clearly did not work."

Try not to cry too hard over this too.

White House plans 'extraordinary' Holy Week as Trump honors Easter with 'the observance it deserves'

EXCLUSIVE: The White House is gearing up for an “extraordinary" weeklong celebration for Holy Week ahead of Easter, with President Trump participating in a number of events.

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White House plans 'extraordinary' Holy Week as Trump honors Easter with 'the observance it deserves'​

Trump's robust Holy Week celebration comes after the Biden White House declared Easter 2024 Transgender Day of Visibility​

 

[Gunny46]

 

[Gunny46]

 

[Gunny46]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

That was probably directed to your tribe. Suck on that.

 

[atlkvb]

Damn @Gunny46 using the "Benihana" method on @moe in this thread~ slicing him to pieces!

@moe

 

[Gunny46]

Damn @Gunny46 using the "Benihana" method on @moe in this thread~ slicing him to pieces!

@moe

Just posting facts.

 

[atlkvb]

@moe

Look, I don't appreciate being mocked and ridiculed with hard cold facts presented by @Gunny46 and some of you other merciless Trumpers on here. Hell after I post my Left wing drivel, the stuff you guys put up only embarrasses me or tends to make me look like just a media spoon fed bot! I want you all to STOP DOING THAT!!!!!

 

[Gunny46]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

 

[atlkvb]

Hey Jasmine, you and "big Momma" Stacey Abrams should hold a giant Democrat "get out the vote" rally for your losing party! I'll bet you two Democrat "DEI" queens could really bring out the "White sympathy" vote for media mind numbed Blacks who always vote for DEI Democrats without ever thinking? 😏

I don't need to pretend I'm a DEI candidate atl, listen to how I talk when I'm tryin' to sound like I'm from the 'hood, instead of growin' up around rich White folks?

Aw, don't pay no attention to that 'ol Trump lovin' Uncle Tom atl Jasmine, he ain't Black anyway voting for that Nazi racist orange man bad! He didn't even vote for me for Governor here in Georgia either!

Uh, better be careful Jasmine...hookin' up wit' 'ol Stacey there... she just might threaten to eat you up too like she always does to me!

I'll tell you what atl...if I ever do catch up to 'yo Trump lovin' Negro ass...I will sho' 'nuff eat 'yo Uncle Tom ass up!

Well what about Jasmine Crockett Stacey...you gonna keep it all "DEI" & eat her up too?

Is atl serious?

Well both of ya'll down with "DEI" right? 🤔 So ya'll both already know then what that stands for right?

*(delightful eating indiscriminately)

Oh yeah, she look pretty good to me!

whoa...whoa...wait a minute...I ain't for that kind of "DEI"!

 

[Gunny46]

I'm starting to see a troubling pattern with your tribe. The Neo-Marxist, Neo-Nazis, and Islamic Jihadist all seem to share a common trait. They hate God, Americans, and Trump. They don't seem to be very friendly with Jews or Western Civilization either.

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BREAKING: Wisconsin teen allegedly kills parents 'to obtain financial means' to assassinate Trump, linked to 'satanic cult': DOJ​

A Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed his parents in order to "obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" so that he could assassinate President Donald Trump and overthrow the government of the United States, according to court documents from the Department of Justice.

Nikita Casap, 17, was taken into custody last month and charged with two counts of first-degree murder as well as two counts of hiding a corpse, according to ABC News. He allegedly shot and killed his step-father Donald Meyer, 51, as well as his mother Tatiana Casap, 35, in February before he fled the state. The killing of his mother and step-father, a DOJ filing said, "appeared to be an effort to obtain the financial means and autonomy necessary" to carry out the assassination of Trump.

An affidavit from federal authorities said, "He was in touch with other parties about his plan to kill the President and overthrow the government of the United States. And he paid for, at least in part, a drone and explosives to be used as a weapon of mass destruction to commit an attack."

"Other parties, with whom Casap was in contact, appear to have been aware of his plan and action and to have provided assistance to Casap in carrying them out," it added. Investigators also found material on Casap's phone related to the "Order of Nine Angels," which the FBI has described as a "satanic cult that encourages violence, terrorism, sexual abuse, and child pornography" and has "strong anti-Judaic, anti-Christian, and anti-Western ideologies" and claims to "incite chaos and violence," per


The group has also been characterized as "a network of individuals holding new-Nazi racially motivated extremist views." A warrant from federal authorities described a "self-described manifesto regarding assassinating the president, making bombs, and terrorist attacks."

The reported manifesto was titled, “Accelerate the Collapse,” and referred to Casap’s alleged goal for "a political revolution in the United States” to "save the white race" from "Jewish controlled" politicians. The document also included images of Adolf Hitler and featured the words “HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY.”

According to an interview with one of Casap’s classmates recorded in the documents, he was allegedly “planning to overthrow the government of the United States” along with the assassination of Trump and had been in contact with someone in Russia. Casap had allegedly paid for some of the materials to carry out the plot.

"On March 10,2025, [authorities] interviewed a classmate of Casap. The classmate stated that Casap would send 'gore edit' videos that included flashing gory and war images put to Russian music via Snapchat, Casap told the classmate he intended to kill his parents by shooting them but did not have access to a gun. He later told the classmate that he would befriend someone with a gun and then steal the gun," the DOJ filing added.

An excerpt of the purported manifesto said, "As to why, specifically Trump, I think it's obvious. By getting rid of the president and perhaps the vice president, that is guaranteed to bring in some chaos and not only that, but it will further bring into the public the idea that assassinations and accelerating the collapse are possible things to do."

764 (previously CVLT and a subgroup of "the com")[1][2][3][4] is a decentralized and transnational sextortion network that is reportedly adjacent to the Order of Nine Angles, a far-right Satanic terrorist network.[5] It is classified as a terror network by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and is considered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a "tier one" terrorist threat.[6] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) also classifies 764 as an "ideological violent extremist network", and it has been characterized as a "satanic neo-Nazi cult" by multiple sources.[7][8][9][10]

 

[Gunny46]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

Trump says hi.

 

[Gunny46]

 

[Gunny46]

 

[Gunny46]

 

[BigLickMountee]

Trump is an idiot and no one will tell him no.

There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster

But despite that familiarity, this isn’t the same as last time. I actually wish it were. This time, there’s no coming back from this quickly. Whoever is elected the 48th president won’t be able to easily rebuild what Donald Trump is busy destroying. Countries can and will move on without the United States. Their firms will establish new supply chains and pursue other markets. Even if the U.S. were the ultra-dominant trading partner it used to be, the credibility of the nation’s promises, its treaties, its agreements, and even its basic rationality has evaporated in just weeks.

The first Trump administration flirted with protectionism, but nothing like what the second Trump administration is trying now. Those earlier efforts seem quaint in hindsight. Not only were tariffs imposed selectively on specific goods such as solar panels and aluminum, but they were much smaller in size and escalated gradually over the course of 2018 and 2019. This was trivial compared with the plans launched and unlaunched over the past 10 days that have sent bond markets reeling. Usually, investors in search of a haven from a plummeting stock market will flee to buy safe, reliable U.S. Treasury bonds, but the opposite seems to be happening, indicating that investors no longer view the U.S. government as the safest bet in town.

have Biden run again.

He'll bring us back. He won't know it, but he'll bring us back anyway.