‘They’re ripping us off’: Trump’s long-standing grievance driving his risky tariffs

For decades, Donald Trump has been using a signature phrase to show his contempt for the countries he says he is cheating and taking advantage of the United States: “They tear us apart.”

He again uses these words on Wednesday until he restricts his long -standing personal complaint by announcing extensive tariffs in the Rose Garden.

From commercial transactions to NATO Security Procedures, Trump said the United States had received less return, resources and ultimately for respect for the amount of money, political will and other resources that America has given to the world.

While Trump’s rhetoric exceeds the norms of traditional international diplomacy, his views have been shared by other US leaders for a long time, according to Paul Poast, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago.

“He says the quiet part of the voice,” Poast told ABC News. “You can come back all [President Harry] Truman, where US leaders have made this comment that the United States is making more than their fair share. He just uses an extreme version of a complaint. “

While Trump’s unprecedented approach has made titles and observes discounts from world leaders from allies, including Canada and Mexico, the two countries that are previously targeted at tariffs, Poast said it was too early to say whether the ongoing difficult conversations would affect international relations, but he noted that the rest of the world.

We are “laughing at”

Trump has long blown up other countries for what he claims to be unfair practices to the US and her business. In 1987, he pulled out advertisements across the New York Times, Washington Post and other major newspapers, arguing that the United States should reduce its support for Japan at a time when the country’s economy dominated America.

“Let’s not let our great country laugh more,” he writes.

Two years later, Trump continued his criticism of Japan with Saudi Arabia and West Germany in an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, where he argued for taxes and rates.

“America is torn. And I will tell you what. We won’t have America in 10 years if it continues to go like that. We are a debtor to a nation and we have to tax taxes, we have to target, we have to protect this country. And no one does it,” he said.

The phrase will be repeated for years and will intensify along the path of the campaign in 2016 during his first term, his first and second campaigns to re -elevate and now in his current term.

[“With] A big consistency, in fact, because I have been talking about it for 40 years, but because I saw what happened 40 years ago, “the president said Wednesday during his tariff message.

Poast said Trump’s complaint was derived from the perceived value of their exports to imports, which he said could be simplified.

For the average American, seeing more products based on foreign goods against us, there is an imbalance, but when it comes to external relations and economics, the influence is more nuclear, he said.

“Trade policies in the United States have always included limited imports and we are getting many from other countries economically,” Poast said.

As for the intangible benefits of support such as economic assistance, military, help and political support, the arguments for being “torn” become more dumb, according to Poast.

“I think during the Cold War it was easier to convince people to spend it. You had a key figure you were trying to stop Russia from winning and spreading communism,” Poast said. “It is now much more difficult to have this argument because of how separated we are.”

In many cases, commercial transactions and agreements have also come with benefits to the US, such as military bases, reduced rents for US offices and other recovery, he added.

Nevertheless, Poast said that US presidents of all political origin have pushed the allies to do more when it comes to trade and support and many times have emerged from their negotiations.

“The big difference is that Trump gets angry and starts calling names while someone likes [President Barack] Obama would be like “I’m not crazy, I’m disappointed,” Poast said.

Trump’s rhetoric during his first term seems to be a step with a nation: Japan.

The then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was well aware of Trump’s war to his country, welcomed the favor to the President shortly after winning the 2016 election.

“He was like,” I have to show Trump the value of cooperation with Japan and I have to convince him that we are important, “Poast told Abe. “And this works to the point that Trump approached and invited him to the White House. Trump visited him in Japan and they had a strong partnership.”

Trump mentioned his relationship with Abe in revealing his pink garden.

“Everyone understands that they tear us away,” he said.

“Shinzo Abe, he was a fantastic man … I went to him and said,” Shinzo, we have to do something ” – trade is not honest.” He said, “I know this.

Countries such as France, Germany and China were not so flattering about Trump compared to Japan during his administrations in the eyes of the public, but they continue to negotiate commercial and foreign policy plans, but rarely give Trump everything he wants.

“As for his demands, this is the question that is always set for Trump. To what extent does he make demands and try to be the creator of transactions?” Poistee said. “The idea is to come up with the outrageous idea and then negotiate.”

However, Trump’s second term saw the president moving with his proposals, including world tariffs and elevated calls for the absorption of Greenland, Canada and Panama.

The conversation led to a more verbal discounts than the world leaders who called Trump because of his rhetoric.

“We must assume that the US is no longer the only global power and other countries are now adapted,” Poast said.

Poast said he did not know if Trump’s tactics would set a new norm for international relations, but noted that the political polarization of the international community and the increased scope of the world stage had displaced conversations and visible tension.

“I think any correction that happens will be less with Trump and its rhetoric, but the changing structure of power in the world system. We live a world that is more multiple and will see more shifts. Trump does not create that it can be more a product of it and make light from it,” he said.