• Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    23 minutes ago

    I hope this backfires spectacularly.

    This is what soft power is for, this is why you don’t level threats at everyone and burn all your bridges. What motivation do any of these companies have to cooperate now that he ripped up all the prior trade deals?

  • KnitWit@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Experts say the move signals the Trump administration is reverting to a more confrontational approach…

    This administration’s approach to literally everything, all the way down to holiday messages, is based around confrontation.