Behind Trump's Mexico Tariff Surprise

[DonViejo]

May 31, 2019 at 8:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 53 Comments

Jonathan Swan: “As Trump announcements go, his planned tariffs on Mexican goods appeared more orchestrated than most with a tweet, a presidential statement from the press office and a background call with reporters.”

“But behind the scenes, it was an administration-wide scramble. As with many presidential ‘announcements,’ this once sprang from intense frustration and boiled over quickly with staff rushing to react. While the plan was hurried out the door to appease Trump, he has been privately talking about doing this for a while.”

“The White House has made a number of immigration demands of Mexico over the past several months, but Trump has not defined what they need to show him… The president’s next move may depend as much on his mood as anything else.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/31/behind-trumps-mexico-tariff-surprise/

[BSdetect]

1. He's just a random plonker

[MineralMan]

2. Trump is a simple man with simple ideas.

In short, we have a simpleton as President. Hilarity and Terror ensue from that.

[NCjack]

3. What can Mexico do to slow the flow of migrants across the Southern Border?

Trump sees his Wall as the answer. As the Mexican government struggles with a solution, Trump will tell them that funding the Trump Wall would satisfy him. And, if they refuse, then he will crash the USA's economy with tariffs, and that will kill Mexican exports to USA.

[Goodheart]

4. It's pretty fucking clear that the law that allows idiots to impose tariffs on a whim

needs to be changed.