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Mike 03

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10. This rollout is strange compared to the China tariffs of his
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 06:39 AM
Feb 2025

first term.

Days before those tariffs went into effect we were able to download hundreds and hundreds of pages of specific, line-by-line items that were under tariff. It was insanely detailed, down to particular dyes and tool parts.

And although most news organizations are reporting the tariffs go into effect today, yesterday there were a couple of headlines claiming he'd moved the date to March 1. Even Reuters (ordinarily dependable) used the March 1 date.

I see articles about the tariffs for sure, but what I don't see are headlines like: TARIFFS GO INTO EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT, or TARIFFS UNDERWAY AS OF MIDNIGHT, etc...

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