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I thought that is what the President and Sec Ross have been saying since all of this started?

If a country wants “free trade” with the US, then we get the same with them.

Yes, they have been saying if a country wants free trade it goes both ways. My point is everyone is reacting to the imposition of or increasing tariffs, not why. They are running around screaming shark, pointing at our President and causing panic, when in reality, China is the shark. Rewrite the WSJ opening line "Who’s the biggest loser when tariffs are imposed on imports?" to "Who’s the biggest loser when the US matches tariffs on imports?". It's a non-starter. I believe if President Trump and Sec Ross used the word "match" every time it would be harder to react to...even children understand the word equal and matching.
Being Jaws season, this line jumps to mind: "You yell 'Barracuda,' everybody says 'Huh? What?' You yell 'Shark,' we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July." :)