cap and trade
Jun
11
2018
The cartoon shows Donald Trump seated on a toilet in a bathroom with a crown atop the mirror and toilet paper printed with Canadian maple leaf flags. His red tie lies on the floor as he appears to take a break. The June 2018 image coincides with the G7 summit where Trump clashed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Those duties sparked retaliation threats and strained relations ahead of the meeting in Canada. The visual uses the bathroom setting to frame the trade standoff as a disruptive pause in diplomacy. Trump had imposed the tariffs citing national security while Canada viewed them as unjustified protectionism affecting cross-border supply chains.
Jun
10
2018
