Trump’s “Liberation Day” may be the first step in America’s exit from its role as the world’s economic anchor and trusted trade ally. That’s according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who didn’t hold back in a press conference shortly after reciprocal tariffs on U.S. autos were announced.
“The system of global trade anchored on the United States … is over,” Carney said during the recent announcement. “The 80-year period when the United States embraced the mantle of global economic leadership … is over. While this is a tragedy, it is also the new reality.”
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According to the BBC, world leaders, including EU Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, say the ongoing trade war will have “dire” consequences for millions of people across the world and undermine the global trading system.
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The U.S. isn’t just the largest economy in the world, it’s also the largest consumer of goods and services.
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Irish Star: Trump suffers mental collapse after ‘senile’ moment on stage in the middle of live Liberation speech
During his Liberation Day address, President Donald Trump appeared to unravel on live TV, bizarrely insisting that more than 90% of Japanese cars are made in Japan.
Despite moving on with his speech, one listener managed to point out the flub. “90% of Japanese cars are made in Japan. Lol,” one person wrote on Twitter. “Trump is too old and senile but maga eat up everything he says.”
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In addition to his numbers flub, Trump reportedly left the stage after his speech and had to be escorted back to the dais in order to sign the bill that placed the tariffs in effect at midnight. In the video, the 78-year-old president can be seen smiling and waving to the assembled crowd before walking off and chatting with another official who points him back to the desk.

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-suffers-mental-collapse-after-34983204
US Mirror: JD Vance’s ‘Chinese peasants’ comment sparks outrage as China hits back with trade war exploding
Beijing lashed out at JD Vance, branding him “ignorant and impolite” after he sparked fury with his remarks that global markets were driven by “Chinese peasants”
China slammed JD Vance as “ignorant and impolite” over his controversial comments about the nation’s economy, sparking a heated debate.
The political firestorm ignited by Vance’s description of global markets being influenced by “Chinese peasants,” drew a sharp rebuke from Chinese officials.

https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/jd-vances-chinese-peasants-comment-1081816
One does have to give J.D. Dunce credit for being a consistent bumpkin, totally out of his league whether the subject is Greenland or China.