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The biggest takeaway I get from his first term is just how ineffectual he actually is. He is, by far, the stupidest person to ever take Office. Stupid, ignorant, a weak leader, lazy...and quite possibly undiagnosed ADHD. He loses interest in things quickly.
All one has to do is look at his first go around to see how little he actually got accomplished. He skated by on Obama's economy, and kept his cult by undoing anything that had Barack's name attached to it. That is certainly no way to govern, and that is effectively what he is doing now. "Oh, Biden did that? Undo it!".
As stubborn as he is, he will abandon these tariffs eventually when he loses interest. The issue is just how much damage it will do with our partners and allies until then.
Let's not slander those of us with ADHD. I have pretty advanced untreated adult ADHD and I can still effectively do my job of running an entire company without just 'losing interest' in major elements of how the company operates. It's not an ADHD thing. It's narcissism and complete disinterest in the job he's supposed to be doing.
That being said, anyone is kidding themselves that think Trump is going to just 'lose interest' in the tariffs and trade wars. Because the only thing Trump is actually committed to is his 'strong man' gimmick. He will absolutely not relent on any issue where doing so will be perceived, even just by himself, as showing weakness. If anything, he'll backtrack and blame other people and deflect and try to make himself a hero. But he's not going to back off just out of a lack of interest. And he won't do anything that another leader could point to and say 'I beat Trump.' He would rather drop nukes than appear weak to his feral lunatic base.