President Trump sees Switzerland as doing too little to address its trade deficit with the U.S., a gap he focused on as he imposed a 39% tariff on Swiss goods.

Looking for a textbook example of the uncertainty Trump has created with his global trade war – abetted by wars in Ukraine and Gaza – look no further than Switzerland.

The two-minute video isn’t subtle. Wielding a medieval halberd, the president of the conservative Swiss People’s Party lays out the choice Switzerland faces: a simpler life that the country’s founders spelled out in a one-page declaration more than 700 years ago or a 2,