Is economic suicide President Trump's wish for the US of A?

Apparently Walt is not the only one who thinks that President Trump is sailing the USS America into waters which are not only uncharted but downright dangerous. As I wrote earlier today (scroll down to previous post), picking fights with your friends -- with whom you have a free trade agreement, remember -- is certainly not a proven way to make your country better, let alone great.

Recommended reading: "You Can’t Make America Great Again With Tariffs", by Ian Haworth, The Patriot Post, 5/3/25. Key excerpts:

"...for some unfathomable reason, Trump is risking his own legacy by pushing through an entirely unnecessary and counterproductive strategy that hinges on tariffs, sparking a tariff trade war with multiple countries — including our ally, Canada — and causing stock markets to plummet.

"...what we need is for Donald Trump to find a way to pull us back from the brink of yet another round of voluntary economic mutilation and focus on the principles that have dragged more people out of poverty than any other political ideology in human history: free trade capitalism."

Wise words. Will the Donald listen to anyone other than Elon Musk?