Tom Burton connects tariffs, border control, and manufacturing policy as parts of one strategy. He argues fair trade and onshoring create economic benefits, links fentanyl to border closure, and suggests geopolitical pressure on China ties into peace efforts and potential prestige.
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I'm going to make a comment that makes it sound like I know something about political science which is absolutely zero. I have to assume because we've got this administration is wanting to also become a peacekeeper. But there's probably some behind the scenes pressure with the tariffs and everything that's going on that is beyond economic. And some of it could be tied to the stuff that China is doing in the South China Sea. But again, if we go back and we take all of these things, Tom, and we look what this administration told us, that their intent was keep fentanyl out of the country, close the borders. So those two things, I assume fentanyl is slowing down. The other one was fair trade, which is what tariffs are about. Fair trade should get us more manufacturing and on shoring in the US which then we get some tax, we get interest rates down, some tax credits, money frees up, economy thrives. And then, you know, if you get an ego that's tied to wanting to be get a Nobel Peace Prize or something or get on the COVID of Time magazine as person of the year, then you're going to try and solve world peace as well.
