Lord, liberate us from Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’

Lord, liberate us from President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day,” as Trump has christened this coming Wednesday.

Trump has already “liberated” his country from the inconvenience of due process or expectations of civil rights. But his freedom crusade escalates this week, when he shall also “liberate” America from affordable cars, a stable economy and its closest allies.

On Wednesday, Trump will unleash a new round of global trade wars. Some are expected to come in the form of broad tariffs on either all countries or maybe just “10 to 15” major trading partners, with the exact targets yet to be determined. (Yes, you read that right: Days before announcing sweeping, once-in-a-century tariffs, even the White House apparently doesn’t know what they will cover.) Separately, he has singled out worldwide automobile imports for tariffs — first on finished vehicles and then on auto parts.