@#3 ... Everyone knows what happened here. The mockery of how Donald whiffed last week finally got to his ears. Now he has to show Canada and Mexico who's boss. ...
Yup.
Canada and Mexico called his bluff in Pres Trump's prior tariff threat.
They assuaged him by telling him they would do what they had already planned to do.
And he backed down, tail between his legs.
Now, Pres Trump is back with a different approach.
Will it work?
OK, all the above aside. A larger question ...
What, exactly, is Pres Trump's goal in this apparent p**sing off of our closest friends?
What is the goal?
Once that goal is known and understood, then we can talk about whether or not the tactics are appropriate to meet that goal.
So, I ask, once again, what is Pres Trump's goal in this apparent p**sing off of our closest friends?