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They're all in agreement that Trump is "winning" the trade war but they can have wildly different reasons for thinking so, most of which are incompatible with each other. Tariffs can be a tax we pay, others still think other countries pay it. Some say it'll spur domestic manufacturing, others insist it's purely a negotiation tactic. Some think Trump is sticking it to China, others say China is showing how unreasonable they can be to the rest of the world.

The scary and frustrating part is that they're all in agreement that they're willing to suffer if they think it'll work out. Maybe this will change when they actually start feeling the effects, but to see them share this sentiment when they voted him specifically due to financial strain is remarkable. More so when you consider how they fight tooth and nail against the move to green energy, something which would have a significantly less rocky start and benefits that would be felt within their lifetimes.

In reality, tariffs cratered the stock market and had no chance of bringing domestic manufacturing back to the scale they think it will. They were paused because the bond market is teetering on the edge of imploding. The only reason other countries are agreeing to trade talks is because they know if the US goes down it'll take everyone else with them. China is the holdout because they have the advantage and are waiting for the US to cave before talks can begin.