And I think that one of the things around Trussonomics, you could say that was all about too much government borrowing without getting the market onside.
The setback prompted Halifax to pursue a new policy intended to avoid outright war with Vichy, and encourage anti-German feeling among the French colonies, while keeping de Gaulle onside.
That not only kept the presidents onside and ensured he was kept in the loop, but it also made " the chubby little man with the fat black cigar" , as one newspaper described him, deeply popular across America.