President Trump is flexing his muscle just a week into his presidency, using tariffs and sanctions as a leverage tool to enact his agenda, even when it involves U.S. allies. Trump caused a stir
There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.
In just a week, the president has floated financial reprisals for Mexico, Canada, Russia, Denmark and Colombia. The hostilities could backfire.
The president is increasingly threatening other countries with tariffs for issues that have little to do with trade.
At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.
Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said Monday he thinks, at some point, at least one country will call President Trump’s bluff on his tariff threat, which could have consequences on
Trump briefly raised the idea of buying Greenland in his first term and expressed shock—even calling off a planned visit to Copenhagen—when his offer was refused. This time around, he’s not backing down. He has held at least one reportedly tense phone conversation on the matter.
Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.
At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.
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The president’s confrontational foreign policy has created opportunity for his allies on K Street who are willing to take on clients he has targeted.