So, what happens now that President Donald Trump has art-of-the-dealed his way out of his own centerpiece economic initiative because it nearly broke financial markets?

The European Union has announced a 90-day pause on countermeasures against the United States, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled a similar pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs.

After that dramatic pivot, stock markets rebounded. It didn’t take long for social media to erupt with accusations that the ...