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Marthe48

(22,784 posts)
32. I think you're right
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 07:49 AM
Feb 2025

Imposing tariffs, pausing them, will be such an attention getter. I expect lunatic threats the rest of the time felon traitor is the figurehead. Not just everyone in America, but everyone in the world will have to watch him smear shit on the wall.
Will there be incremental damage? I read that China made a deal with another country to buy soy beans. I read that Doug Ford in Canada will not allow companies in Ontario to make new deals with U.S. companies. (I might not be entirely accurate on the details of the stories) Will actions like these be reversible? Are the tariffs on China and Venezuala still in place? Will traitor felon use tariffs as a cudgel on other countries? Will the EU ally itself with more relaiable and stable trading partners, such as BRICS? Do other countries really want to bob and weave as traitor felon flails his way around the ecomonic arena?
As for the rest of us, try to stock up when the felon is eying other ways to create havoc. I feel little less threatened knowing I have a store of dried goods is a good anti-anxiety remedy.
This is a ridiculous situation.

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So we're in for the same kabuki theater bs that we witnessed during Trumps first term Docreed2003 Feb 2025 #1
Markets tanking freaked Trump out Joe Cool Feb 2025 #2
If Trump thought the markets would accept and embrace mega-tariffs... RussBLib Feb 2025 #7
I think he planned this little retreat. Keeps it in news. I expect he will actually impose tariffs in a month Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #9
I think you're right Marthe48 Feb 2025 #32
And those with lots of cash bought low yesterday,watch how much the DOW jumps upward today Bengus81 Feb 2025 #41
They give him these easy victories D. Spaulding Feb 2025 #3
Remember that Trudeau is on his way out after announcing that he was stepping down BumRushDaShow Feb 2025 #6
Just as he did with Columbia, The Orange Sphincter is claiming victory Ohioboy Feb 2025 #4
I'm hearing NoonTimeRag Feb 2025 #5
Oh is that what you're hearing? Like what things? You're hearing a lot of things? Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #8
This was just a distraction NoonTimeRag Feb 2025 #12
Yeah, OK buddy Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #14
I hear Truth Social is nice, too. johnnyfins Feb 2025 #29
I heard that he's a moron who thinks of himself as some sort of gangster. He's Carlitos Brigante Feb 2025 #13
On which site did you find that talking point? I think I know the kind. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #16
The AP? CNN? MSNBC? angrychair Feb 2025 #28
It's a right wing talking point wherever it is found. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #31
canada agreed to do what they said they'd do last month moonshinegnomie Feb 2025 #20
Same as Mexico travelingthrulife Feb 2025 #35
the orange asshole blinked. Javaman Feb 2025 #10
tRump couldn't give a rats ass about drugs - he pardoned Ross Ulbricht who was convicted for selling drugs online groundloop Feb 2025 #11
He has a major ketamine addict in charge of firing everybody in government travelingthrulife Feb 2025 #36
ok, so let's say Mexico and Canada take measures... purr-rat beauty Feb 2025 #15
The Turd's foolish "tariffs" bluff ended his political honeymoon and squandered his political capital. Tarzanrock Feb 2025 #17
I was fairly with you through this post birdographer Feb 2025 #24
So with Mexico he announced they'd agreed to surge troops to their border, etc. LauraInLA Feb 2025 #18
It's kabuki theater BumRushDaShow Feb 2025 #21
Figured. Just like sending Army to CA to open the faucets. Apparently CA is going to keep on with the LauraInLA Feb 2025 #23
canada agreed to do what they had already said they were going to do moonshinegnomie Feb 2025 #19
I bet Canadians will still boycott as much as they can. tanyev Feb 2025 #22
They took US alcohol off the shelves, some amount in the $billions birdographer Feb 2025 #25
It was a SCAM RhapsodyFav Feb 2025 #26
Are you kidding me? travelingthrulife Feb 2025 #37
He's negotiating with himself. underpants Feb 2025 #27
those were always, I think, distractions quakerboy Feb 2025 #30
A ketamine addict and 5 kids are taking down our government. travelingthrulife Feb 2025 #38
Completely different take in Mexico Footay Feb 2025 #33
The CNBC story did provide President Sheinbaum's quote about guns BumRushDaShow Feb 2025 #34
Trump lied and said he would help with gun control at the border. travelingthrulife Feb 2025 #39
I read that Trump's promise about controlling the guns was omitted from the WH transcript. yardwork Feb 2025 #42
Is that half a blink? ananda Feb 2025 #40
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