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President Trump's response to Brazil in imposing a staggering 50% tariff reminds me of Will Smith's great line in Men in Black: "Big bad bug gotta soft spot!" Apparently, Mr. Trump's soft spot is for former Brazilian president and would-be dictator Bolsonaro, who is charged with trying to overthrow the results of an election. Clearly, this aroused Trump's ire as it cuts too close to home. And equally clearly, it is decidedly not in the interests of the United States to punish Brazil, one of the few countries with whom we have a trade surplus. As the Star article states, it shows that "personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in (Trump's) use of tariffs." However, Mr. Trump should be encouraged in his apparent display of a 'soft spot' (otherwise known as compassion) as there have been so remarkably few examples of it heretofore.