{"id":5166,"date":"2026-08-21T22:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=5166"},"modified":"2026-08-21T22:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T22:36:20","slug":"trumps-notorious-infidelity-problems-are-crashing-our-cred-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=5166","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s notorious ‘infidelity’ problems are crashing our cred: expert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump has a history of being a very \u201cunreliable partner,\u201d says economist Justin Wolfers, so why would any other nation trust a nation under his control.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSuppose I told you I\u2019d been married seven times, and that I\u2019d cheated on all seven wives. And then I asked you to marry me anyway,\u201d said Wolfers. \u201cIf I had breached that agreement with seven past spouses, I reckon you wouldn\u2019t trust me to live up to it the eighth time. And so even as we might say the words \u2018in sickness and in health\u2019 at some flashy ceremony, I\u2019m not sure it buys us anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where we are with Canada, said Wolfers and Trump\u2019s claims of being a better man and partner with our closest economic partner.<\/p>\n

Trump is currently threatening Canada with yet another 50 percent tariffs on a wide range of items, said Wolfers.<\/p>\n

\u201c[This includes] \u2014 and this is the important \u2014 stuff that he had already agreed not to tariff as part of the USMCA, the free trade agreement that he<\/em> negotiated with Canada,\u201d Wolfers said. \u201c\u2026 The problem, of course, is that we already have a free trade deal with Canada. Which is where the marriage comes in. Wedding vows are, in their essence, trade agreements.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many couples, a wedding is the precise moment two households become one, complete with chore sharing, deciding investments and some very big and important obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of these \u2018trade agreements\u2019 are more far-reaching, and provide the secure foundation for couples to enjoy the dance of love and sex and children,\u201d said Wolfers. \u201cThe standard script of wedding vows includes a commitment to work together \u2018for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.\u2019 Our existing free trade agreement with Canada says the same thing.<\/p>\n

But Trump is a man with three wives, plus a history of busting certain crucial obligations with them \u2014 sometimes with sex industry workers. What could a guy like that know about obligations?<\/p>\n

I any case, Trump\u2019s threats to renege on a commitment don\u2019t widen the range of deals available to the U.S., Wolfers argues. It narrows it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery arrangement that would require Canada to trust us for years running is now off the table, because we\u2019ve shown ourselves to be an unreliable partner,\u201d he said. \u201cThe best we can do is make a \u2018deal\u2019 \u2014 the scare quotes are real \u2014 that is shallow, transactional, and not really binding.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Canadian auto parts manufacturer, there\u2019s no reason to feel secure enough in your relationships with your American counterparts to build a factory near the US-Canadian border as part of a commitment with General Motors.<\/p>\n

Wolfers said Trump appears to be a rotten husband anyhow, considering his total absence of respect for the phenomenon of \u201cconsent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president declared early on that he wanted Canada to be the 51st state, whether they wanted it or not. He\u2019s not especially interested in his partner\u2019s consent,\u201d said Wolfers. \u201cThat is a terrible way to begin a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Trump\u2019s commitment issues are not just with Canda, warned Wolfers. The damage is more far-reaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s inability to commit, and his indifference to consent, seem not to be a huge story in the United States (there\u2019s so much going on!). But it\u2019s front-page news around the world,\u201d said Wolfers. \u201c\u2026 The rest of the world has noticed that it\u2019s impossible to trust the United States on trade.\u201d<\/p>\n

This likely explains how Trump can be a year and a half into his trade war and the U.S. has yet to see a single<\/em> trade deal with a lasting and valuable commitment. There\u2019s no reason to trust the honest of somebody with these kinds of infidelity issues.<\/p>\n

Read more Republicans \u2018preparing to move on\u2019 from loser Trump<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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