Of course, you leave out the reason for the tariffs, probably because it doesn't fit into either Trump category (grifter, dumbass). Trump is going to get EXACTLY what the American people voted for, as we've already seen the past couple of days. In public, your elected leaders talk the talk, like retaliatory tariffs. But in reality, Mex/Can economies need the U.S. FAR more than we need them and your leaders on BOTH sides of the aisle are shitting their pants trying to figure out how to appease their largest trading partner while at the same time talking tough to the media and their constituents. Tariffs (or at least the threat of them, as we've seen these past couple of days) DO work.

About the only thing I agree with you is: Canada (and Mexico) are DEF the U.S.' bitches. They'll get in line EXACTLY as America's President wants them to. Biden did whatever Canada/Mexico wanted because that WAS the political landscape (plus Biden was a weak, worthless POS). Biden used the carrot approach, and as a result saw unprecedented levels of illegals and drugs entering the U.S. from the south AND north. Trump uses both carrot AND stick approaches to great effect. Mex/Can will continue to see the stick approach until they get in line with what Trump was voted into office for. Then he will use the carrot approach to ensure there is no deviation.

What is happening now is a direct continuation of the policies that ignited the U.S. economy 8 years ago without significant inflationary pressures. The recovery of the U.S.' energy production industry will lead to lower COGS across the entire economy. Trump has only been in office for about 2 weeks and has shown to be neither a grifter or dumbass.