Americans are accustomed to Donald Trump's tall tales, as he recently told an improbable story about firemen lifting him out of the 9/11 rubble. We're also used to his unprincipled and irresponsible ideas, such as his recent promise to pay each American $5,000 if the GOP retains Congress after the midterms. That would add $1.35 trillion to the debt, by the way. Fortunately, he's as likely to make good on it as he was in paying out DOGE checks or even paying his own contractors.
My Republican friends haven't tired of this carnival barker act and tell me not to take him literally. However, sometimes the president details his policy views that seem too serious to ignore. For instance, he recently detailed his thinking on trade, which is the foundation of the administration's tariff policy.
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