First as tragedy, then as farce

First as tragedy, then as farce

Donald Trump is probably not going to start a war. Adolf Hitler was the tragedy; Trump is the farce. But even farces can do great damage. In this case, the principal victim of his antics will be the international rule of law, a fragile and relatively recent invention that has probably spared us from a nuclear war for the past 80 years.

Former French President Francois Hollande said today that Europe must respond to US President Donald Trump's "aggression" over European customs duties and must... Hollande on Trump: We must "make him hurt, a lot" - ΙΝΑΤΜΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

The handling of customs duties has never been a good instrument of economic policy, not to Donald Trump's displease.

Once again a virulent one towards Europe, the US President has again threatened an increase in customs duties.