[trash_cat]

> it’s clear that Trump will back down on any extreme positions he takes.

That has always been the case with him. That's literally his negotiation tactic.

[adamrezich]

If only someone had written a book on this exact topic, back in the 80s.

[louthy]

I think that’s a fair comment. The only reason why I was not entirely convinced that that would be the case is that tariffs seem to be one of the positions that Trump was truly ideologically bound to.

I couldn’t tell whether he would really go through with this or not. Now it’s clear he has no bottle at all. So weirdly is more of a comfort.