The White House announced a major trade deal with the United Kingdom on Thursday morning. It was good news which the Dow Jones greeted with a quick rise as soon as some of the details of the agreement were announced. The Washington Post reported on this news in a story chock full of caveats designed to toss cold water on the agreement or at least Trump’s part in bringing it about. Of course, considering the source, this downbeat attitude could be expected as you can read in the story gloomily reported by Natalie Allison, Michael Birnbaum, and Jeff Stein, “Trump announces trade pact with United Kingdom.”
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a new trade pact with the United Kingdom, the first of dozens of agreements he is seeking with countries around the world.
That first paragraph which stuck to the facts was soon followed by attitudes of glum:
