But what if Roosevelt had done what Trump did? What if, instead of standing up to Nazi aggression, instead of participating in the D-Day landings, he had invited Hitler to Alaska to discuss ‘land transfers’ without any input from other Allied leaders? What if?

There is a reason the US buys so much from China - labour costs. The average industrial wage in China is one fifth of that in the US and it is cheaper to produce the things US consumers want to buy. Cheap and plentiful Chinese labour has been subsidising US consumers for decades.

Well, let's be honest here. I'm all in favour of free speech so long as I agree with what you have to say.

Pedantry matters!