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Right, so basically bully other surrounding countries into stopping things getting into the UK? You assume France and Germany are going to be gungho about blocking off their neighbour because the US is pissed off at them for not renaming a body of water that isn't even theirs.
I think you need to understand something:
Donald Trumps ideology on the international is basically "The Rest of the World Owes us, and we will make them pay", and I don't think Germany and France are going to suck America's cock over Britain, especially since Trump is quite pally with Europe's current big threat (Russia) and a certain member of his government is openly providing support for Far right parties in the UK, France and Germany.
What I think would happen is that Trump slaps Tariffs on the UK and EU, tells them to bend the knee lest he raises them, and the UK, France, and Germany basically look at each other and say "aight, bet" and raise tarriffs on American made goods. I don't think Germany and France are going to abandon the UK for a man who gets his money from Russia.
Anyone with the capacity to google knows that Trump's "Tariff-a-paloosa" scheme is going to blow up in America's face as things get more expensive because, again: Importers pay the tariff, not the exporter. And if there's one thing I know: You cannot make actual Scotch Whiskey, French Wine, or German Cars in the US.
Also, another thing you can't grow in a large scale in the US is Coffee! Only Hawa'ii can grow it and they can't grow it on a scale that can satisfy the market in the Lower 48 and Alaska, so I guess watching the coffee supply to one of the most caffeinated countries in the world get cut off will be interesting to watch.