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Well, my friends, the trade war has begun and dear God, nothing has slowed down ever since.

On February 1st, 2025, President Donald Trump would end weeks of speculation by announcing 25%

tariffs on all imports from Mexico, 25% tariffs on all products from Canada, that being everything

besides energy resources, which would be subject to a 10% tariff, and 10% tariffs on all imports from

China. As for why any of this was done here in the first place, it was not just a matter of economic

issues. No, in addition to this, there are alleged U.S. national security risks associated with an

influx of illegal aliens as well as illicit opioids along the border and this is something that needs to be addressed.

Which from the get-go, for those of you who have not been paying attention in here, it's going to sound pretty wild, but I'm going to have to explain.

After less than a month in the White House, Donald Trump has finally brought forth his America First agenda.

He has brought this to life with quite a bit of force.

He has issued threats. He has issued warnings. He has given offers. He has made deals to large swaths of the globe. And all of this

has everyone kind of on the back foot wondering what the hell is going to happen next. The levying of

tariffs on Canada and China, the threat of even more on the EU and the UK and the Bricks nations,

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