Tag Donald Trump

Everything Chomcho publishes about Donald Trump and the foreign policy of his second term is gathered under this tag. The articles follow the president’s decisions on Iran, China, NATO, the Strait of Hormuz, trade and the southern border, and explain the geopolitics behind each of them in plain language. You will find analysis of his deterrence strategy, his handling of allies who free ride and adversaries who test American resolve, and the results his pressure produces on the ground. This is the record of an America First presidency judged by outcomes rather than by the headlines of the legacy media, and by what every move means for the American people.

Image accompanying the article on Canadian trade barriers, the 270 percent dairy tariffs and the strain they put on the US-Canada alliance.

Friends or Free Riders? How Canadian Trade Barriers Strain the U.S.–Canada Alliance

Carney claims “the U.S. has changed,” but Canada has long maintained trade barriers hitting 270% on American dairy. President Trump finally confronted Ottawa's protectionist supply-management system, over-quota tariffs and “buy Canadian” rules choking U.S. exports. Real allies don't hide behind 300% walls then demand reciprocity from Washington.