I see your points on Trump, tariffs, etc. but Trump really can't afford a protracted trade war that tanks the market in America. The days of landslide elections in America are over. The country is going to be split damn near down the middle in the 2020 election, and a crashed market is enough to tip the scales. His likely opponent Joe Biden is from the EXACT region that put Trump over the top in the last election, and neutralizes a lot of his advantage there. I think Trump finds a way out here, if only for his own self-survival (his obvious highest priority).