The Gulf of Trumpico

I'll not fall for the bait. I watched Trump's press conference. I will take him seriously, but not literally. He's negotiating. He's sending messages. And I don't think the messages are all that terrible. He is haggling for better rates for American ships in the Canal (and perhaps a MAGA project of widening that too-skinny thing). He's sending a larger message to the Chinese: we're watching every move you make, especially in the western hemisphere. He is haggling with Denmark: Greenland wants independence...