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UPDATE, FEB 9:
David Dunn joins GB News’s Michael Portillo to dissect the bluster and threat of Donald Trump’s tariffs talk:
If we were judging this by the record of Trump’s first term in office, we would think this is a negotiating tactic or it’s a performance in front of his public — and actually there is not much substance.
And yet Trump has talked about tariffs as a major source of revenue. If it’s that, and he is seeking trillions of dollars from this external source, that would be much more disruptive to global trade and create instablity and uncertainty in world markets.
Because we don’t know which of these this is, there is a waiting game going on to see how it pans out.
'There's a huge waiting game going on to see how it pans out.'
David Dunn explains Donald Trump's negotiating approach through tariffs.
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UPDATE 1812 GMT:
I joined India’s WION on Monday afternoon for further analysis of Donald Trump’s tactics over tariffs and their likely damage.
Less than three hours after the interview, Trump backed away from 25% tariffs on Mexico while maintaining the threat of 25% on Canada and 10% on China.
Watch from 4:34:
Donald Trump’s pretext of fentanyl for these tariffs is a lie, and we need to expose that to be prepared for what happens next.
What we are facing is that, for the sake of his ego and his mistaken grasp of economics, Trump is going to cause economic harm not only to the US but to other countries around the world.
UPDATE, FEB 3:
On the hard-right, pro-Trump GB “News”, EA’s David Dunn sets out the realities of Trump’s tariffs:
This will be massively unpopular once the economic impact of this becomes apparent.
This will be disruptive to supply chains, to the supply of oil — America gets 60% of its oil imports from Canada. It will be inflationary, it will hit competitiveness, it will hit growth.
If he sticks with this, it’s going to be a big shock to many people who voted for Trump because they thought it would be bring down prices.
‘This will be massively unpopular once the economic impact of this becomes apparent.’
Professor in international politics, David Dunn, discusses the tariffs issued by Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/sNRoosL6L0
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ORIGINAL ENTRY, FEB 1: I joined Times Radio’s Alexis Conran on Saturday afternoon to analyze the disinformation around Donald Trump’s tariff threats — and the damage they will cause.
Listen to Discussion from 1:39.52
Looking to grab the news cycle over the weekend, Trump proclaimed that he will impose duties of 25% on US imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% from China.
I demolish Trump’s pretext of “fentanyl” into the US from the three countries, pointing out the miniscule amount from Canada and the 80% from Mexico brought in by American citizens rather than migrants.
I then detail the economic consequences, beginning with the spike in inflation and the postponement of cuts in interest rates.
How will Trump escape the damage from that? By doubling down on the hostile rhetoric blaming Canada, Mexico, and migrants.
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I appeared on GB News just after the Times Radio interview, amplifying my analysis.
Deceptive editing by the hard-right, pro-Trump outlet omits my initial remarks about the myths of fentanyl. However, it does feature my remarks on economic damage, knocking back the Trumpist host Nana Akua.
'There is no economic sense behind this. This is being done primarily because Trump likes to position himself as the tough guy.'
Scott Lucas issues a warning over Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. pic.twitter.com/Lb63cWsY0A
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