Love the wombles reference ...

If you are not from the UK this may be confusing ...  so here's a quick link ...But the message is clear - threat of tariffs are going to be used to extract concessions ...  or to bring people to the negotiating table ... and when its your biggest trade partner or your guarantor of safety and security on the phone you answer and listen ...  the challenge will be ... once you say yes ... it will be difficult to say no the next time the phone rings again ...