A toxic mix of ignorance, insecurity, and narcissism explains Trump’s dogma on tariffs. He thrives on blind loyalty, demanding agreement even when everyone knows he’s wrong.
That’s why tariff war is like him insisting the world is flat and having VP “JV” Vance and Speaker Mike Johnson compete to lead his MAGA choir in carefree harmony. Moreover, they’d have no compunction about belting out that flat-Earth anthem just as loudly on the world stage as they would from a local pulpit.
This is the surreal, untenable farce America willfully voting for Trump has wrought.
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