"America will probably never send a woman like Merkel to the White House. A research scientist by training, with a doctorate in physical chemistry, she’s super smart and so unsexy she makes Hillary Clinton look hot. Totally devoid of glamour, Merkel has something more important: character, principle, and the courage to show contempt for an American president who lacks all of the above."

Merkel, not Trump, rules on the world stage - The Boston Globe

We have now passed that.."we could be the laughing stock of the world" direct to

We are the laughing stock of the world

Does President Trump really believe these countries will trade with us without eventual tariffs (higher prices to consumer) being applied ?