In case you missed this, Trump imposed tariffs on nearly every nation on the planet, including islands around Antarctica that are only populated by penguins.
Trump didn’t impose additional tariffs on Canada and Mexico, but he had already increased tariffs on those two allies two weeks ago.
But one nation managed to avoid his new blanket tariffs entirely:
Russia.
Why?
The Trump administration said it would be “inappropriate” to impose tariffs on Russia while they are negotiating a ceasefire with Ukraine.
But guess which country Trump still chose to impose his blanket tariffs on?
Ukraine — the ally attacked and invaded by Russia, which is also participating in negotiations.
You can’t make this stuff up.
While markets tumbled, the world economy teetered, and the remains of fallen soldiers who died in a training accident in Lithuania were returned to Dover Air Force Base on Friday, Trump ignored the economic turmoil, refused to meet with lawmakers, and skipped his planned appearance at the airbase to attend the dignified transfer of remains.
Why?
To play in a golf tournament in Florida because you apparently need not make anything up anymore. Trump has decided to be so stupid, cruel, and immoral that you simply need to report the facts to paint him as a monster.
He won the tournament, by the way, despite being known by golfers around the country — including many who have played with him — as an insufferable cheater who has never played an honest round in his life.
Trump also bragged about his victory and even issued a press release about his club championship while refusing to take questions about fallen soldiers and falling markets.
And yet Republican lawmakers remain lock-step behind this illogical, economically disastrous policy because they are cowards and sycophants who place their own political power ahead of America’s future.
At least we have the penguins on our side.
