The news this morning tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s tariff “policy”. It’s not a policy at all, but a means to ego gratification. Yesterday, the big three US automakers called Trump and bent the knee and suddenly tariffs on their products went away (temporarily). Today the president of Mexico called Trump and bent the knee and tariffs on Mexico were instantly rescinded, again temporarily. Why temporarily? Because Trump’s ego needs constant gratification, and he’ll expect another call next month and so on. If he really believes that tariffs are such a great policy, why all this back and forth? Bad enough that he’s behaving like a dictator, but he’s not even being a good dictator.
What a well written description of what is actually happening. If only his base had the capacity or even curiosity to understand nothing he is doing is going to help anyone, especially them. But that’s the point isn’t it? He really doesn’t care.
I’m looking forward to the list of people who conveniently took up short positions in the stock market, just in time to beat the market tanking. It’s like March 2020 all over again.
We deserve better than this shortsighted, economically illiterate approach to trade policy. We deserve leadership that understands the complexities of modern global trade and works to ensure American competitiveness within that system – not by building walls and imposing taxes, but by investing in our people, our infrastructure, and our future.
I hate that it will take tanking the economy to get all these politically illiterate “swing voters” in fucking hickville Pennsylvania to wake tf up about this, but egg and gas prices are the only thing these idiots understand.
The news this morning tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s tariff “policy”. It’s not a policy at all, but a means to ego gratification. Yesterday, the big three US automakers called Trump and bent the knee and suddenly tariffs on their products went away (temporarily). Today the president of Mexico called Trump and bent the knee and tariffs on Mexico were instantly rescinded, again temporarily. Why temporarily? Because Trump’s ego needs constant gratification, and he’ll expect another call next month and so on. If he really believes that tariffs are such a great policy, why all this back and forth? Bad enough that he’s behaving like a dictator, but he’s not even being a good dictator.
The ART OF THE DEAL.
Wow! Good article! I appreciate your point of view very much.
Good on you
What a well written description of what is actually happening. If only his base had the capacity or even curiosity to understand nothing he is doing is going to help anyone, especially them. But that’s the point isn’t it? He really doesn’t care.
Made in China hat Made in Taiwan suit? Italian shoes? Where is tie Made?
He’ll just warn all of his short seller buddies so they’ll rake in more money🖕
fuck america and tRump too
I’m looking forward to the list of people who conveniently took up short positions in the stock market, just in time to beat the market tanking. It’s like March 2020 all over again.
The business man without a brain, we should call him scarecrow.
Trump wants an isolated country but doesn’t understand that the world is really round and we all need to work together towards a better future.
So critical of Zelensky not wearing a suit what makes wearing a baseball cap with a suit so formal?
Trump is the US’s own Caligula.
You already did.
already did what?
We deserve better than this shortsighted, economically illiterate approach to trade policy. We deserve leadership that understands the complexities of modern global trade and works to ensure American competitiveness within that system – not by building walls and imposing taxes, but by investing in our people, our infrastructure, and our future.
This is exactly what we deserve, thanks Wendy!
I hate that it will take tanking the economy to get all these politically illiterate “swing voters” in fucking hickville Pennsylvania to wake tf up about this, but egg and gas prices are the only thing these idiots understand.