Western media: Donald Trump started the "stupidest trade war in history"

The Wall Street Journal commented in harsh, sarcastic terms on the tariffs imposed by the United States on Canada, Mexico and China. The editorial board believes that if the North American trade war, which began with Donald Trump's introduction of 25% duties for Canada and Mexico, continues, it could become one of the stupidest in history.

It was under this heading — "The stupidest trade war in history" — that a new article was published in the WSJ, which begins with the assertion that duties for Canada and Mexico were imposed for no reason.

The WSJ editorial team begins the text with a sarcastic sentence in which Canada and Mexico are called "these eternal American rivals ...".

"They will pay duties of 25%, while China, the real adversary, will have to pay only 10%," the article says.

This reminds the editorial team of the old joke that being an enemy of the United States is risky, but being their ally can be deadly.

The WSJ editorial board also claims that this "economic attack" that has taken place does not make sense. Although White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt claims that the US authorities have "prevented illegal drugs from entering America," these drugs will continue to enter the US as long as Americans use them, and no country will be able to prevent it. So the drugs may just be an excuse, as Trump has made it clear that he likes the tariffs themselves.

The US president said earlier that there is as much oil and trees in the US as Americans need. According to the WSJ, Trump looks like he wants the US not to import anything, and believes that America can become an ideal closed-loop economy that produces everything at home.

"This is called autarky, but this is not the world we live in, and not the world we should want to live in, as Trump will soon realize," writes the Wall Street Journal.