In many ways, our allies in the EU, Canada, and Mexico are our eyes and ears around the world.
Their intel helps us in many ways.
I believe the tariff punishment of the EU, Canada and Mexico, but especially the EU is pay back for ally intelligence that exposed the information that made up most of the infamous dossier. It was intel from GB and France and some from Germany that validated much of the dossier. Trump has hated GB for the roll their former intel official played in creating and sending the dossier to McCain.
He hates when anything is exposed about how much help he received during 2016 to be able to win the electoral college. He really believes and wants everyone else to believe that he is more liked and respected than either Obama or Hillary.
This trade stuff is his payback. Never mind he will destabilize work economies.
