Summary
The Wall Street Journal slammed Trump’s new 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as “the dumbest” move, warning they harm allies, not adversaries.
The editorial suggested retaliation could pressure Trump to reverse course. The stock market reacted negatively, showing concerns about Trump’s economic policies in a second term.
The Journal also recently criticized Trump’s stance on Ukraine, U.S. withdrawal from Europe, and his sovereign wealth fund plans, highlighting broader worries about his policy direction.
People, specifically conservatives but this applies to more than just them, don’t vote based on consistent standards of behavior or expectations of policy direction. They choose whatever reason is popular at the moment to justify voting for the candidate that feels right to them. They don’t reevaluate things later on and see how their candidate performed against expectations. They just keep grabbing the current justification for their vote from whichever form of media they prefer and carry on living unexamined lives.