The Tollbooth President: Trump’s Tariffs, TikTok, and the New Price of Power and Profit – Cloaking Inequity
Picture this as satire: you’re driving down Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has become a tollbooth—pure metaphor, not a factual claim. Inside, a neon-vested Donald Trump leans out and says, “Pay up,” lowering the striped barrier. What follows is commentary and opinion based on publicly reported facts from U.S. and international outlets. Those reports describe payments, settlements, lobbying, and access-seeking…