The clown has put his tariffs in place. Americans are realising that although ridiculous, he is no longer funny.
But what happens economically, especially in the USA, is not the main game. All characters like Trump take the same track when their incompetence wrecks their economy. They start a war.
Iran has already been set up by the Trump administration for this purpose. It has the advantage of support from the all-powerful Jewish lobby and Israel. And Australia will play its part in the killing by providing Five Eyes services through Pine Gap.
But as far as our election campaign is concerned it is still a promise of cake and ice cream.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
