Rich Lowry

And Trump blinked because there is a prospect of empty store shelves, of higher prices, of small businesses going extinct if you just pulled the rug out in terms of our relationship with China. So I just think in general, maybe you're right about China, but Even if you are, really, the UK, we couldn't just sit down with the UK without this huge tariff threat.

And Trump blinked because there is a prospect of empty store shelves, of higher prices, of small businesses going extinct if you just pulled the rug out in terms of our relationship with China. So I just think in general, maybe you're right about China, but Even if you are, really, the UK, we couldn't just sit down with the UK without this huge tariff threat.

And Trump blinked because there is a prospect of empty store shelves, of higher prices, of small businesses going extinct if you just pulled the rug out in terms of our relationship with China. So I just think in general, maybe you're right about China, but Even if you are, really, the UK, we couldn't just sit down with the UK without this huge tariff threat.

And Vietnam, really, if Trump came to them and said, I'm going 45% of you guys in 90 days unless we sit down and talk, they're not going to talk. They will. And my worry is geopolitically.

And Vietnam, really, if Trump came to them and said, I'm going 45% of you guys in 90 days unless we sit down and talk, they're not going to talk. They will. And my worry is geopolitically.

And Vietnam, really, if Trump came to them and said, I'm going 45% of you guys in 90 days unless we sit down and talk, they're not going to talk. They will. And my worry is geopolitically.

that because we've tariffed everyone, including our allies, it's a benefit to China because they have the opportunity now to go cut deals with all these countries and say, look, we're more reliable than the United States. We're not going to pull the rug out from under you.

that because we've tariffed everyone, including our allies, it's a benefit to China because they have the opportunity now to go cut deals with all these countries and say, look, we're more reliable than the United States. We're not going to pull the rug out from under you.

that because we've tariffed everyone, including our allies, it's a benefit to China because they have the opportunity now to go cut deals with all these countries and say, look, we're more reliable than the United States. We're not going to pull the rug out from under you.

When the play would have been, to the extent we were upset with our allies and various restrictions on our stuff, go work that out with them. Try to do it behind closed doors and then ring fence China and then deal with China from a position of strength where you have all these better deals with the allies.

When the play would have been, to the extent we were upset with our allies and various restrictions on our stuff, go work that out with them. Try to do it behind closed doors and then ring fence China and then deal with China from a position of strength where you have all these better deals with the allies.

When the play would have been, to the extent we were upset with our allies and various restrictions on our stuff, go work that out with them. Try to do it behind closed doors and then ring fence China and then deal with China from a position of strength where you have all these better deals with the allies.

Yeah. So I've always been a big fan of I'm an effing crazy person argument. I think there's there's a lot of deterrent power and being perceived that way. But I think since that is already his image, that he could have gone into a room or sent someone to the room and say, look, this guy is an effing crazy person. So let's talk now or in 90 days, you don't want to see what's coming.

Yeah. So I've always been a big fan of I'm an effing crazy person argument. I think there's there's a lot of deterrent power and being perceived that way. But I think since that is already his image, that he could have gone into a room or sent someone to the room and say, look, this guy is an effing crazy person. So let's talk now or in 90 days, you don't want to see what's coming.

Yeah. So I've always been a big fan of I'm an effing crazy person argument. I think there's there's a lot of deterrent power and being perceived that way. But I think since that is already his image, that he could have gone into a room or sent someone to the room and say, look, this guy is an effing crazy person. So let's talk now or in 90 days, you don't want to see what's coming.

And that would have gotten their attention the same way this did. But the downside of this, Mark, is there's been real economic harm, right? You've had businesses not knowing whether they're going to get their stuff. China and the container ships. And we stopped it because of the risk of what we're going to do to ourselves.

And that would have gotten their attention the same way this did. But the downside of this, Mark, is there's been real economic harm, right? You've had businesses not knowing whether they're going to get their stuff. China and the container ships. And we stopped it because of the risk of what we're going to do to ourselves.

And that would have gotten their attention the same way this did. But the downside of this, Mark, is there's been real economic harm, right? You've had businesses not knowing whether they're going to get their stuff. China and the container ships. And we stopped it because of the risk of what we're going to do to ourselves.

I'm leaving aside Susie Wiles, Scott Besson, the vice president, and the vice president. I would say one is Sean Duffy, who is dealing with a lot of stuff that he didn't expect. He's an extremely effective communicator and is going to get a bipartisan bill dealing with all the stuff that people... want to stop.

I'm leaving aside Susie Wiles, Scott Besson, the vice president, and the vice president. I would say one is Sean Duffy, who is dealing with a lot of stuff that he didn't expect. He's an extremely effective communicator and is going to get a bipartisan bill dealing with all the stuff that people... want to stop.