Fox News contributor Mark Thiessen said Friday on “Fox & Friends” that President-elect Trump's planned tariffs are part of an “escalation dominance” strategy that is already causing “tectonic shifts.” .
Thiessen said, “First of all, you can already feel that he's not yet in office, that there are seismic shifts happening on the world stage, and that President Trump's actions indicate that he's not in office yet.'' “That's why he has been so successful during his tenure, and you can already feel that he will continue to be so.” To be successful in his second term, he will need to adopt an escalation-oriented strategy. So what he's doing is telling allies and adversaries around the world that he's willing to jump to the top of the escalation ladder, emboldening them to follow him, and at the same time moving up the escalation ladder through negotiations. It also provides a way down. ”
He added: “So he's telling Mexico that if we don't close the border, we're going to impose a 25% tariff, and I'm going to sit down with you and find a way to do it together.” And they know he's going to do it, which is why she's calling him. This is why Canada is panicking right now, because they know that if they don't close their borders, they're actually going to do something like this, and I have a personal prediction for you: They're going to close their borders. That's going to happen because they don't want to put a 25% tariff on everything they send to America. ”
Follow Pam Key on X @pamkeyNEN
