"Maybe that's just a quibble. The larger picture is that we are seeing the destruction of a trade policy that benefited us tremendously, as witnessed by our prosperity compared to most other nations. I'm not sure it can be repaired once the Felon is gone. First, MAGA isn't going anywhere. And, second, other nations will be making other arrangements for the next four years."

I have made this comment elsewhere but it applies here.

Other countries are not going to go back to trusting the U.S. once Trump is gone. Trump is just a symptom, not the actual root cause.

Prior to the recent election, Trump had already served one term as president and made it abundantly clear who he was as a president. It was blatantly clear to most of the rest of the world (as well as 49% of American voters) what Trump was going to do when elected. Yet enough Americans got together and said "Yeah, we will have more of that" and elected him again. It is a given that the rest of the world does not trust Trump beyond how easy he is manipulated. What many do not realize is that the rest of the world no longer trusts America (or the American voting populace) either.

Trump could die tomorrow, and the Democrats could take the house in 2026 and the Senate and presidency in 2028 and the rest of the world would still not trust America because the root cause (the American electorate that elected Trump a second time) would still be there lurking.