Many years ago, I made a post describing all US Presidents as similar to a “shop steward” or “foreman” of a factory. A spokesperson or intermediary between the crew and the owner, or between the employees and the boss. Sometimes the “go between” gets favors from the boss to cooperate.
Here, in the USA, the “boss” is global, a bunch of foreigners and multi national businesses. We all know how bosses are. They want as much as they can get from the employees. (USA) We’re broke now and on spending, and paying off loans “strike” and the “boss” is in panic mode using psychotherapy to pump up the US economy .
I knew from the start with Trump campaigning, every time he said “China did this or China did that” I knew something or he was wrong. “China” didn’t do anything, and Trump should have known that, like I do. If he DID know China was “chosen” by, or created by the “boss” and did not admit it, then he is representing the “boss”. Possibly unwittingly. Him thinking he could really change anything.