As Trump signs a so-called “Phase One” trade agreement with China, his usual pattern is coming into focus: once again, he stoked a costly crisis before claiming to have “solved” it with a bandage “deal” that does little more than stop the bleeding. nationalsecurityaction.org/newsroom/anoth… 
Trump is now suggesting any subsequent steps may have to wait until after the election, meaning this may not be a first step—but rather a case of “phase one and done.”
All the while, the damage has mounted.
All the while, the damage has mounted.
American farmers, workers, and consumers have paid billions in tariffs and lost revenue. Trump’s trade war has strained our alliances and the global economy while China gains economic influence in America’s absence.
America is weaker and worse off, with little to show in return.
America is weaker and worse off, with little to show in return.
