that strongly believes she was born in the wrong country. She lives for hot, sunny days (of which there are never enough in her country of birth and residence!) Despite this, she can often be found at the beach with her husband and two young children. She has always loved to read and write and promised herself, one day, she would have a book bearing her name on her shelf. She will read almost any genre and despite her belief that the kindle ranks in the top ten of inventions, she still loves cuddling up with a paperback. She writes what she loves to read about: stories with heart, humour and heat.President Donald Trump may have been going rogue when he started down the path to a trade war. According to a recent report by Axios, Trump didn't consult with his advisers before threatening China with $100 billion in new tariffs. The policy experts and top staffers left out of the loop prior to Trump's announcement included National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly.

Meanwhile, Trump's Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin, has been criticized for "hiding the ball" — that is, for not informing enough people of Trump's personal request to draft a tariff threat, given the magnitude of the announcement.

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After all, Trump isn't just shaking up economic policies in the standard way that presidents have done as America flips from Republican to Democratic control