After lighting a fuse under global financial markets, Donald Trump stepped back – all the way to a Florida golf course.
“He’s certainly living up to the caricature of being a mad king,” said Kurt Bardella, a Democratic strategist.
Trump had swerved past April Fools’ Day to make 2 April his so-called “liberation day”.
A day later, with markets suffering trillions of dollars in losses, Trump boarded Air Force One bound for Miami, Florida.
He arrived at his Doral resort for a Saudi-funded LIV Golf event in a golf cart driven by his son Eric Trump.
His limousine glided down a street lined with palm streets and cheering fans before arriving at his golf club.
On Tuesday, in bow tie and tuxedo, Trump told a fundraising dinner in Washington: “I know what the hell I’m doing.” »