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And then again on the next go-round.

China has already been dealing with belligerent trade policy from Biden’s term and Trump’s first go-round, and the East Asian giant is now far better equipped to withstand an aggressive trade war with the U.S. than anyone in the Trump administration realizes.

Last month's go-round of trying to spin tariffs as a restoration project for American male dominance did little to raise public trust in the trade war, with polls showing large and growing majorities of Americans oppose the tariffs.

This go-round, everything’s louder and more banal.

The Louisiana Republican told reporters on Tuesday that President Trump had a "high bar" to clear if he wanted to stick around once this go-round in the Oval Office ends.