<ul><li>Donald Trump presents taxing foreign imports as a way to rebuild the American economy in favor of blue-collar workers but thinks that politics is about leverage and supremacy.</li><li>If Trump imposes a 20% tariff on all imports, UK growth will suffer, wiping out the government's fiscal headroom.</li><li>Trump's rationale for imposing tariffs is driven by his image as a dealmaker and his view of politics as a means to structure society in favor of certain groups.</li><li>What emerges is a politics of performance, where coercion, loyalty, and theatre converge, and war becomes the essence of politics for Trump.</li></ul>

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a spectacle of struggle and control | Editorial

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