Trump Tariffs are a choice to end American supremacy, according to The Economist, which argues that the rest of the world can and will choose to protect themselves while letting America suffer.
Sam Olsen and Andrew Lilico, writing for The Spectator, think that the tariffs will aid China by weakening America’s allies and that the US President does not understand how international trade deficits operate.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, was the first head of state to visit Japan as an official state guest since before COVID-19. The reigning Emperor and Empress-consort greeted the Brazilian President. As the world braces for the fallout from US tariffs, countries are renewing ties that do not depend on the USA.
Writing in Le Figaro, Bertille Bayart calls Trump the new Count of Monte Cristo for his apparent motivation to take revenge on everyone he perceives to have offended him in some way.
Le Monde provides an analysis of what French sectors are most vulnerable to Americans tariffs and treats April 2 as the day an offensive was launched against the world of trade.
Deutsche Welle reports that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will likely fail to reassure NATO allies of American reliability due to the tariffs imposed on friends and foes alike.
It is clear that the world is going to look out for itself and will not wait for the US to revert to being a benign power.
They’re building a future without US.