Sundance is a smart guy, but because of that he always assumes he sees the big picture. He will always try to explain things through his well crafted framework and ignore other possible explanations.
Could it be that Trump is trying to manage a very complex equation that requires addressing different kinds of trade and different industries differently and on different time frames? Could Trump’s latest move be a completely rational tactical adjustment made by him all on his own rather than a “cave” to Elon Musk, Peter Theil, etc? Yeah, I would say that’s possible.
They have Peter Theil on the brain over there. I like your skeptical attitude. Sometimes things are not always as they seem to be.