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Irish_Dem

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2. Tariffs benefit Trump in quite a few ways:

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sat Sep 13, 2025, 06:35 PM

Sep 2025

1. Foreign countries kiss his ass and grovel.
2. Foreign countries pay him cash and grant him and the Trump crime family all kinds of favors.
3. Trump can humiliate and demean foreign countries.
4. Destroys the US economy and the dollar which thrill his employers, China and Russia.

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How tsf makes money off tariffs. [View all] KS Toronado Sep 2025 OP

Exactly. And when he says tariffs are good for the economy, he means *his* economy.... unblock Sep 2025 #1

Tariffs benefit Trump in quite a few ways: Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #2

Not on top of the desk, but under the desk. Sneederbunk Sep 2025 #3

Nah, no point in discretion or subtlety anymore. It's all out in the open. eppur_se_muova Sep 2025 #5

Absolutely is receiving bribes regards to tariffs Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #4