Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 194
What Just Happened?
Even countries directly involved in Trump’s tariff deals have been caught off guard by White House statements, which often contain little detail or require clarifications, Axios reports.
Said Taro Kono, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives: “Washington is just randomly shooting, and they are shooting some like-minded countries from behind.”
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