Who would have thought that basing foreign trade policy on the whims of a man who has absolutely no clue how the world works would end up having a negative impact??

This is such an obviously self-inflicted wound it's maddening.

It’s certainly not ideal, but as one of if not the largest consumer in the world it does make sense as a negotiating point on trade deals.

The self-inflicted part is what really has left me reeling.

For Christmas wish lists, my daughters always have ways of surprising me with items from Africa retailers, Netherlands… I had to tell them this year to stick with U.S. only because of tariffs. I guess that's awesome for the U.S.?

(The political cartoon of Santa having to pay tariffs kind of draws itself at this point.)