she just rubbed me the wrong way
The promise
Trump told the Davos audience that a conversation with Switzerland's then-president had influenced his decision to raise its tariff. He described her repeated requests for relief and said the rate was increased from 30 percent to 39 percent after the exchange. He also said the rate was subsequently reduced because he did not want to hurt people. Supporters could interpret the story as an illustration of aggressive bargaining over a trade imbalance. Critics could interpret it as an admission that personal irritation influenced a consequential economic decision. The entry captures a newly delivered and widely discussed account of his reasoning, rather than treating an earlier tariff increase as a new January policy.
