Don`t be ridiculous.  Trump has never been anti-trade. He is a prolific deal maker with business interests in dozens of countries.  

Trump wants what US presidents should want - trade as fair to the US as it is to other parties involved.  The most one-sided trade deals in terms of  disadvantaging the US are the deals involving China and Mexico.  Trump will fix those one sided deals.  And he will ensure future US trade deals are fair and enforceable which means bilateral deals with clear, verifiable conditions.

While you give vent to your lefty animus toward Trump, before he is even sworn in the Dow Jones has gone 20% higher to a new record, the US central bank is confident enough to increase the central bank rate for the first time in years, over half of Canadian CEOs are bullish about Trump`s impact on Canada`s economy and he has built a very strong and business savvy cabinet.

As for Caplan, sadly Jerry has become unhinged.  His histrionic column of hyperbole merits no response.