Remember when Trump... called trade wars “good” and “easy to win”?

The tweet was made amid the announcement of U.S. plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum.

When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with a certain country and they get cute, don’t trade anymore-we win big. It’s easy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2018

The Washington Post – Actually, trade wars aren’t good or easy to win