We’ve become inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried

Why is Trump threatening tariffs on Canadian goods? How did Walmart's water bottle recall impact the company? What caused employee confidence to hit an all-time low? Why is Nvidia's market value soaring to $4 trillion? How are Trump's new tariffs affecting global supply chains? Why is Kraft Heinz considering a corporate breakup? What factors led to the mass layoffs at Glassdoor and Indeed?

We’ve become inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried | Jonathan Freedland

theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/11/donald-trump-us-police-state-democracy

Across the US, without soundbites or stunts, the president is building a police state and eroding democracy
In the global attention economy, one titan looms over all others. Donald Trump can command the gaze of the world at a click of those famously short fingers. When he stages a…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-07-11 15:48:18.