The downward trajectory of every aspect of his tenure indicates we are headed for a spectacular political crash-and-burn - and fairly soon;

, his inability and refusal to listen to smart advisers that he hired, all are leading him to a precipice;

Meanwhile, the global and U.S. economies are softening in great part because of the unnecessary and ill-conceived

trade war

he launched against Canada and our European allies; if he wanted to conduct a legitimate

trade war against China