President Trump’s phobia of international free trade

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President Trump’s phobia of international free trade

Question Description

Decipher any of the presidents’ tweets which you find interesting as long as it pertains to the theme of nations, cultures, or territorial disputes.

Example:

Trump tweets (21 Mar 14), “I believe Putin will continue to re-build the Russian Empire. He has zero respect for Obama or the U.S.!” It can be found through CNN’s link: Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

It is evident that everyone knows that Trump and Putin are” best buddies” through the news, media, etc but Trump’s attitude towards Putin and Russia weren’t always positive. In fact, he admits to “Fox and Friends” from 2014 that Russia is a big problem for the US. It’s kind of hypocritical and you can see that Trump has two faces (probably a face under his troll doll wig?)

2nd Example

The tweet I found interesting by President Trump is:

“Too bad that the European Union is being so tough on the United Kingdom and Brexit. The E.U. is likewise a brutal trading partner with the United States, which will change. Sometimes in life you have to let people breathe before it all comes back to bite you!” (10 April, 2019, https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1116172224459882496 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.)

This tweet is interesting because it shows President Trump’s phobia of international free trade, and also shows his interest in breaking up the European Union. By succeeding in doing so (something which would never realistically happen), the U.S. would be the leading power in commerce. The U.S. would lose rivals if you break Europe into pieces, another benefit.

This tweet also shows Trump’s satisfaction with the UK’s Brexit situation, because Brexit left the UK and the EU very weak (again, more beneficial for US commerce). This completely contrasts with Obama’s policies, which were always pushing for free trade between the EU and the U.S. because it was profitable for both parties. Trump believes that international free trade is bad for the U.S. economy, and thus, is opposed to it.

Trump’s determination for improving American interests is okay, as any leader of any country would wish to do, but when you are the president of the first occidental power, you can’t do that, and Trump’s tactic for strengthening U.S. commerce is more detrimental than beneficial.