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rampartd

(4,647 posts)
2. there is a good case that trump will "declare victory" as he did last week with colombia
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 12:52 PM
Feb 2025

but i think he is so stupidly stubborn on the tariff issue that he will keep them in place no matter what..

unblock

(56,202 posts)
4. After a few months of stupidity and falling stock market, they will agree to
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 12:52 PM
Feb 2025

largely go back to the way it was.

Terms will change very slightly. 5% of the changes will help america, the other 95% will hurt America.

The felon-in-chief will claim victory and only talk about the 5%, and the servile media will parrot it as a victory.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
8. If we were dealing with a "normal" person that would happen, but we are dealing with someone who NEVER admits to being
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:12 PM
Feb 2025

wrong, and his stubbornness will not only hurt us economically, but quite literally cause a depression.

these ignoramuses that they call the republican party are doing the same crap their predecessors did that drove us into the great depression.

unblock

(56,202 posts)
11. He will indeed never admit he was wrong.
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:36 PM
Feb 2025

But he often backs down. He doesn't care about the actual result, just the image he can project.

If he has a flimsy excuse for the media to say he "won", that's all he needs.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
13. From what I have observed he actually doubles down. The pandemic is the perfect example, and I think his
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:55 PM
Feb 2025

mishandling of that contributed to his defeat, along with the economic ramifications that it brought.

Add to that, if the mass deportations impact the field workers, it will definitely increase prices.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
9. Mexico will announce a few changes at border, trump will reduce tariffs, and the circus will continue.
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:26 PM
Feb 2025

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)
10. The American consumer.
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:32 PM
Feb 2025

"The war will end when the average American has to reach for his wallet to support it." Said by one of my profs during the Vietnam disaster.

Diraven

(1,910 posts)
12. The US will be hurt the most
Sun Feb 2, 2025, 01:47 PM
Feb 2025

Everyone else has all the other countries in the world still to trade with. But Trump is determined to cut the US off from all international trade.

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