Bye, bye to the Trump trades

GateUser-9ad11037 · 2026-04-07T18:41:10+00:00

The essay explores the pivotal moments in Donald Trump's presidency that marked his transition into a "lame duck" status, analyzing decisions such as military strikes in Iran, Supreme Court rulings on tariffs, and public rebukes from the Federal Reserve.

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2026-04-07 18:41:10

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WHEN WAS peak Donald Trump? As America braces for midterm elections in November, pinpointing the moment when the president started to turn into a lame duck is becoming something of a parlour game. Was it his decision to strike Iran in late February, entangling America in another messy conflict in the Middle East and sending petrol prices soaring? Or the week before, when the Supreme Court declared many of his wanton tariffs unconstitutional? Or, perhaps, a month before that, when a rare public rebuke from the Federal Reserve defanged a criminal probe into the central bank?

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