That's my take on it as well. It was going to keep on falling as the tariffs kicked in. Now he can postpone Canadian and Mexican tariffs and his oligarch buddies can short sell and buy hedge funds and make a killing as the month wears on and the uncertainty hits again. We're all being played.
She's sending 10,000 troops to the border, that's his narrative. "See, see, I threatened tarriffs and now Mexico is finally moving on keeping fentanyl out of the US". Guaranteed, not a single Trump supporter will think he caved on anything.
I'm being real here, he's going to get credit for this as a win all over the news later tonight. His supporters are going to lap this up like canned ham.
The shortsightedness in this chat is why we lost our country…..
Crazy thing is, everybody is right, but the only thing that matters is trump thinks he won and will sell it as a win gain more currency to keep destroying shit.
Congrats to Steinbach- she forced Trump to concede. Apparently, the $1 b+ border security program Canada put together isn't enough for Trump. I wonder why?
Yet another Trump transactional stunt to appeal to his base with absolutely no basis for why he instituted the tariffs in the first place. The same will happen with Canada! As soon as you challenge the bully, they back down! Let’s go Canada and Mexico!
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What does Canada have to do? What enters into USA is USA’s problem, not an exit problem, especially since Fentanyl and illegal immigration are not real issues at northern border. Does Trump want to change the world’s largest undefended border into a militarized zone where everyone, coming and …
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going is scrutinized?
It is clear to me that this is about national sovereignty; Trump wants to absorb Canada and make territorial and asset seizure his legacy.
Not going to happen.
Oh great #Mexico caved which will make the Narcissist-in-Chief think he is a stable genius and embolden him to deploy the same tactic again and again. Next in line will be #Panama and #Greenland. Its just like appeasement in the 1930s
Great, he caved. Now the silly bastard will tweet how he won in the next couple hours.
This is how a demented mind works, he'll convince himself he won and has done what he promised. Next.....
This was all just another stupid moment in MAGAT history.
Trump you just showed your true colors. You seem to be full of shit like a person who just sits on the toilet but never shits. One day you might need a Colostomy.
U R right how is this not even a discussion? WTF is happening here. Musk got these geek hackers he uses to hack into systems like he did Penn voting machines, musk is doing it here 2. U think it’s coincidence tariffs R happening now while musk is stealing? Tariffs are cover. So is FBI firings=cover
Even if you think all of this absurd bullying to get marginal improvements on bilateral agreements is worth it, what about the fact that Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that the *revenues* from tariffs would solve all our problems and now there are none?
Shoouldn't the headline be something like "Trump administration caved again!!!! Allowing his buddies to realise huge stock buybacks and screwing over the american people" ?
Even if he ends up pulling out of the Canadian tariffs as well I can see a lot Canadians thinking twice about buying American for the time being. People up here are pissed.
This kind of blackmail diplomacy might get a few minor wins for the Trump administration in the short term but the risks are high. It seriously puts at risk trade connections that have taken decades to form.
Are we going to see this style of business from Trump for the next four years?
This is because your President intends to annex or invade Canada. We Canadians understand this. He does not want Mexico as a state but well run pacifist Canada is low hanging fruit for the bully that is now the head of the American government.
Upon learning that his tariff strategy was akin to the tantrum of a 5 year old, and having been informed by US Industry that it would be detrimental to global supply chains of US Industry, that man-child rowed back, and is using NYT editorial to save face.
The price of avocados and tomatoes are spared. If Trump is any sense, he’ll at least lay them until the US crop is ready to be picked, but then again who’s going to pick the US crop?
Yes...the infuriating part is he is taking what normal presidents do, and framing it to make it look like he's doing something extraordinary and "saving America".
It's the reason he struck down the bipartisan border deal....so he could take credit once he cheated his way into office.
So, Biff folded on Mexico. Good. What about Canada? What about BRICs tariffs? China? Or this latest threats to Taiwan and the EU? Enough of this stupidity!
She said she would send 10,000 men. He said he would commit to trying to stop the flow of guns. You know what his commitments are worth. And what happens after 1 month?
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That’s the headline everybody.
Mexico? And not Canada? Seriously? That's about as backasswards a thing as I have seen the orange emperor do so far.
I sold out my positions this morning. I stand by it.
Crazy thing is, everybody is right, but the only thing that matters is trump thinks he won and will sell it as a win gain more currency to keep destroying shit.
Meanwhile, Colombia and Mexico show how it's done
So after years (literally) of proclaiming that other countries pay for tariffs, he's now admitting that was a lie.
What does Canada have to do? What enters into USA is USA’s problem, not an exit problem, especially since Fentanyl and illegal immigration are not real issues at northern border. Does Trump want to change the world’s largest undefended border into a militarized zone where everyone, coming and …
going is scrutinized?
It is clear to me that this is about national sovereignty; Trump wants to absorb Canada and make territorial and asset seizure his legacy.
Not going to happen.
but you can at least know, and share, the realities behind all of Trump's self-directed crises
This is how a demented mind works, he'll convince himself he won and has done what he promised. Next.....
This was all just another stupid moment in MAGAT history.
https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3lhbtq6ivrs2l
Still not buying American. I'm done.
Are we going to see this style of business from Trump for the next four years?
Tell the real story.
Upon learning that his tariff strategy was akin to the tantrum of a 5 year old, and having been informed by US Industry that it would be detrimental to global supply chains of US Industry, that man-child rowed back, and is using NYT editorial to save face.
It's the reason he struck down the bipartisan border deal....so he could take credit once he cheated his way into office.
he's too ignorant to not realize it
I mean. Smart people get this was dumb and his own making. But most in this country will see this as wildly successful and Trump being strong.
Yes. Its depressing