President Donald Trump on Monday fired another volley in his ongoing trade war, announcing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and canceling exemptions and duty-free quotas for major suppliers.

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    For an idiot with such strong nationalist values, he really is working hard to screw his own country in ways that no enemy could dream for.

    One would think he is not that worried about his country as he wants us to believe.

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      No but you don’t understand, this will bring America back to the times that it was so great. You know, the wild west and native American times, when they had no electricity and nothing but lumber… /s

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      Maybe he is a strong nationalist. Just happens to be a Russian one doing his best to turn allies into enemies.

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        to turn allies into enemies

        It is working. Once trade partners find new, more reliable trade partners they rarely go back