I thought President Trump threw us curve balls last year, but the start of 2026 came completely out of left field. The year opened with the removal of Venezuela’s president by force, to questioning Greenland’s sovereignty. Next came threats of higher tariffs on EU countries that supported Greenland. This was another reminder that tariffs are the primary coercive tool of this administration regardless of the existence of trade agreements. Then Canada got hit with a 100% tariff threat on all goods after the administration learned of an agreement with China to defuse its trade relationship on EVs and agriculture. But it ... (full story)