President Trump on Tuesday went to Kansas City, Missouri, to give an address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, and unwittingly offered up a bit of literary analysis in the process. Trump sought to defend his escalating trade war, reassuring the audience that the U.S. is "doing better than ever before, economically," despite news that the Department of Agriculture will provide $12 billion in emergency funding to farmer who have been hurt by recent tariffs on various crops.