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The article was evidently written some time ago. Meanwhile, Trump minions proposed a 20% import tax on goods from Mexico and promised Boris Johnson a trade deal. These developments show how the US administration is unaware of the WTO rules it has subjected itself to: it cannot make a bilateral trade deal under the WTO's MFN clause. It cannot institute an import tax, unless there are circumstances clearly not present, such as exports subsidies, retaliation against unfair trade measures or a temporary economic emergency. If Trump is so cavalier about other international trade deals, his ignorance of the WTO system may easily lead to more drastic action that would have disastrous consequences for the world economy.