Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump is proud to be a merchant, but his style of interaction is more ultimatum than agreement.
In the last week, Trump slapped trading partnersWith tariff Instead of raising slogans through prolonged interactions to reach agreements. They increased the pressure federal Reserve To cut interest rates. And their administration Started a new investigation In higher education, because he tries to reopen universities.
For Trump, a deal is not necessary that two sides compromise – this is the opportunity to turn others with their will. While Trump sometimes retreats from his dangers, there is a reminder last week that they are a permanent feature of his presidential post.
As soon as Trump sets his grip on independent institutions, his power is less tested. The Congress is afraid of the primary challenges supported by the Republican President, and the Supreme Court is placed with appointments from its first term.
Trump recently expressed his approach while talking to reporters about trade talks with other countries. “They don’t set the deal,” they said. “I set the deal.”
Trump’s colleagues believe that a political ecosystem requires their aggression where he is under the siege from the Democrats, Court System and Media. In his view, the President is only trying to fulfill the agenda that he was chosen to receive.
But critics are afraid that it is eradicating the democratic foundation of the country with a powerful style. He says that the President’s attention on talks is a mask for dominating his opponents and efforts to expand his power.
Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary, Harvard University and former president of Harvard University, said, “Diversity of institutions working with pluralism and autonomy – companies, judiciary, non -profit institutions which are important elements of society – defines real democracy.” “This heavy hand, threatening from the perspective of forced recovery.”
Demanding control over higher education
A top target for Harvard Trump began in April when he demanded a change in university rule and new faculty members to counter liberal bias.
As Harvard protested, administration officials End $ 2.2 billion in federal grantThis money is the life of the university’s vast research operations, including cancer, Parkinson’s disease, space travel and study on preparation of epidemic.
There is also trump Tried to block Harvard from hosting around 7,000 foreign students, and that is Threatened to cancel your tax-free situationHis administration recently asked Sabponus for student data.
Trump said on Wednesday, “They will fully reach a deal.”
Administration officials too Drew $ 175 million from Pennsylvania University Disputes around women’s game in March. They restored it when school officials agreed to update the record set by Thomas and change their policies.
The University of Columbia tilts for Trump, with other changes to its Middle East Studies Department, with other changes, after drawing $ 400 million in federal funding by the administration. At Virginia University, President James Ryan Resigned under pressure After the investigation of a justice department in diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A A similar investigation was opened At George Mason University on Thursday.
White House spokesperson Kush Desai said, “Federal funding is a privilege, not an right, colleges and universities,”.
Such steps were unheard before Trump took over. Ted Mitchell, an education department official and under President Barack Obama, President of the American Council on Education and said that Trump is not demanding deals, but “more and more demands.”
“Institutional autonomy is an important part of higher education work,” he said. “This is the one that enables universities to pursue truth without political views.”
Federal is going after freedom of reserve
Fed has also faced Trump’s anger. He blames the Fed Chair Zerome Powell for moving very slowly to cut interest rates, which can make consumer loans such as hostage and auto debt more cheap. This can help the US government in the federal loan finance that Trump has recently expected to climb from the tax cuts signed in the law.
Powell has prohibited the cutting of the benchmark rate of the Central Bank, as Trump’s tariffs may possibly spoil inflation and lower rates may accelerate that problem. Desai said that the White House believes that the Fed should work on the basis of what the data currently shows, which is “President Trump’s policies have rapid inflation.”
However Trump has said that he will not try to set Powell on fire – a step that may be impossible under the law – he is called to resign. In addition, Trump’s colleagues have increased their investigation into Powell’s management, especially an expensive renewal of the central bank headquarters.
David Wesel, a senior companion of economic studies at the Brookings Institution, said that Trump’s approach could reduce the credibility of the fed by putting a political shadow on his decisions.
“There will be a real cost if the market and global investors feel that the fed is beaten by Trump,” he said.
Tariff threat instead of business deals
Trump originally wanted to apply sweeping tariffs in April. In his view, it will fix the challenge of buying the US challenge too much from other countries and selling the challenge abroad.
After a backlash in financial markets, Trump installed one Three months interaction period On the tariff. One of his advisors, Peter Navaro said the target was “90 deals in 90 days”.
The administration announced some trade structure with the United Kingdom and Vietnam, but Trump fled out of patience. He sent letters to two dozen countries and the European Union informed them about their tariff rates, Like 30% against the European Union And Mexico, potentially reducing the work of its own dialogues.
Desai said that Trump’s outlook has created “huge interest” from other countries in reaching business deals and has benefited the US in negotiations.
Emeritus John C, a professor of economics at the University of Clarke at Massachusetts. Brown said that “according to the craze of a person, the tariff’s willy-soul setting is no prediction in the history of business policy since the 17th century.”
“It’s just bizarre,” Brown said about Trump’s move. “Nobody has done this in history.”
The President has also used the threat of tariff in an attempt to help political colleagues and efforts to influence the court systems of other countries. He told Brazil that he 50% will apply tariff If the country did not give up his prosecution of former President Zayer Bolsonaro, it was accused of trying to reverse an election like Trump.
A partner of the business policy in the council on foreign relations, Inu Manak, said that Trump’s inconsistent approach would promote the disbelief of American objectives.
He said that two letters went to Canada and South Korea, allies that have existing trade agreements with the US approved by the Congress.
By putting new tariffs, he said, Trump is “raising serious questions about the meaning of signing any deal with the United States.”