Trump Strikes a Hard-Nosed Trade Deal With Vietnam, Putting America First

President Donald Trump has once again delivered a bold trade move that puts the United States first. This week, he announced a deal granting American goods duty-free access into Vietnam, while Vietnamese exports to the US remain subject to a stiff 20% tariff. It’s an unmistakable example of leveraging America’s economic muscle against smaller nations that previously took advantage of unfair trade practices. On his own Truth Social platform, President Trump hailed the pact as “a Great Deal of Cooperation between our two Countries,” but make no mistake: this deal is about rebalancing decades of unequal treatment and ending the...