Trump's tariff approach in early 2025 appeared focused on Mexico and Canada in January-April (driven by fentanyl/immigration concerns), not China, making a grand theory that 'Trump's trade policy is about China' useless for short-term prediction despite being correct over his full four-year term (China ended up with 45% tariffs vs 10% for others)

factualpending

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Andrew Bishop

Evidence Quote

totally accurate over the course of four years...totally useless in the short term...first 3 months were all obsessed with Mexico and Canada

Source

How a Geopolitical Analyst Predicts the Outcome of War | Odd LotsBloomberg Podcasts
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:02:33 AM

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