This is a blast from the past when Bush went for steel tariffs
In retaliation, the European Union threatened to counter with tariffs of its own on products ranging from Florida oranges to cars produced in Michigan, with each tariff calculated to likewise hurt the President in a key marginal state. The United States backed down and withdrew the tariffs on December 4.
This is a blast from the past when Bush went for steel tariffs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_steel_tariff
Difference is that Trump doesn’t give a shit about support for the next election. He only cares to please Putin.
Congress cares and he has far less power if congress is against him.
How many of Trumps actions were blocked by congress?
Bush had no russian handler
He did have a sort of handler co-president though, so that hasn’t changed