Zero. Zero days before he exempted phones, chips, computers and other tech.
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Mueller, She Wrote
When do you think the White House will announce that they've had a beautiful call with Xi and the China tariffs are going to be lowered or paused?
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Especially the Allies
Or is this another claim by the worlds greatest deal-maker that turns out to not be an actual agreement?
According to Howard Lutnick on "This Week," Trump will roll tech into pharmaceutical & semiconductor tariffs to be announced at a later date. 🫤
Impeach the monster-in-chief now while we still have an economy left to save.
47 is actually advertising the strengths of other nations and unions. He certainly has put America on a different trajectory.
Little bit of money vs real money. Took me another 10-15 yrs to realize it.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2025/03/12/canada-sells-bonds-in-us-as-investors-shrug-off-trade-war/
(Not financial advice, but sheesh!)
"Bulls make money, bears make money, pigs get slaughtered."
He's trying to reverse the stock market crash so his stock trading buddies can get decent return from the last crash properly
If you provide for your family by spending your paycheck in the Apple Store or Best Buy, then you won't be paying more.
But, if you provide for your family by spending your paycheck at Dollar General or Family Dollar, then you're going to pay a Lot More-Right Now!
Billionaire "donors" exempted. While they intentionally crash our economy, the World Order, our closest alliances, and piss on the Constitution.
They might be trying to rally their population to avoid their lacklustre economy and blame it on the USA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/business/trump-risk-us-bonds.html
There's a lesson there for people who think they need to express their fealty in order to be safe
Trump folds like a cheap lawn chair
https://bsky.app/profile/prolibshow.com/post/3lmlepzdaka26
The republicans and Democrats have spectacularly failed in dealing with him.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Office
"We must solemnly tell the US tariff-wielding barbarian who
attempts force countries call and beg for mercy can never expect a call from China."
China response:
Donald Go Fuck yourself.
Donald works for China subordinates in Russia.
Donald threats.
If Congress has not authorized tariffs then tariffs do not exist.
President May not declare war.
War is declared by act of Congress.
Everything he does makes things worse.
He is a reverse Midas.
Trump's iPhone olive branch is a significant trade war retreat
The US has now excluded the single biggest Chinese export, and certainly the most high-profile finished good from tariffs, without publicly announcing it at first.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cde2z6jpzp8o
We will see more selling of US assets
Any billiaonore that’s had their entire process offshored pays no tariff.
If we have another Woz in Jobs parents garage they’ll never be able to compete. Broligarchs are tightening the grip on innovation.
Season 2 M&A and stock buybacks will be in full swing EoY
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/donald-trump-china-call-fake
Follow the money.
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/tim-cook-apple-donate-1-million-trump-inauguration
But Trump wants Small countries to pay the Trade deficit because they didn’t Buy enough from us!
CraZy!
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-hits-back-us-tariffs-export-controls-key-rare-earths
He doesn’t call, he doesn’t write.
If I’m cool with not having the fancy label I can get it at a decent price
Could be wrong though
Tell me again why that POS is still in office and not impeached by now?
Trump "doesn't have the cards".
He hurt the dude in his garage that orders 20,000 widgets for his invention he’s been working on for 10 yrs.
Maybe they goose-stepped instead of side stepped to avoid the drone?
So, so dumb.
Just... Mind-bogglingly stupid.
Fuck.
They are not retracting without additional concessions!
More likely, our side will go beg for forgiveness with additional concessions, White House will announce it as a victory and our press will "report" it as a victory as well. Apart from the GOP & the Supreme Court, the Press also nails the country!
Personally I think it was Victor Gao's comments. Bully Rule #2: They always back down.
In the same way the DOGE saved massive amounts of money with all the waste, fraud, and abuse it found.
(As in, almost nothing.)
Or make it cost Trump something that will hurt deeply
We are on to him but the media gobbles it up.
And that's after the 1st term agreements on hundreds of IP products registrations there for Ivanka.
How soon we forget who does hold the cards!! 🤔
Ffs, _this_ is why you don't do diplomacy in public or on Twitter, you halfwits!
You'd rather drink the Kool aid, that's your prerogative.
History has taught me, if you bow down to tyranny, the Tyrant wins.
Laugh about something, speak out or join alternative voices.
Countries like Canada, China & blocks (like EU) will look to reshape 🌍 without #45th-II & they can.
Everyone knows that any nation will react very strongly to being threatened in public by another.
Especially if there already are, shall we say, domestic difficulties.
I live in Canada and we know all this😁
The last 80 years is the exception, no very large wars.
Let's hope for the best!
https://gwynnedyer.com/2025/trump-smashes-the-system/
Deny
Claim Victory'
Roy Cohn’s 3 rules are
- to always attack
- deny everything
- and always claim victory
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240517-roy-cohn-the-mysterious-us-lawyer-who-helped-donald-trump-rise-to-power
(As an aside, his lunacy means no one has the ability to, you know, actually do what he says he's doing. https://newrepublic.com/post/193930/ports-not-collecting-trump-tariffs-glitch )
But it's probably done via a courier company's customs brokerage. Plus a fee to collect the fee!
Someone must have reminded him that jets don't fly on wishful thinking.
I saw two messages from China lately. One said point blank don’t wait for their call and the other basically said talk to the hand.
This wasn’t a negotiation. This was Xi winning while doing nothing.
What about small businesses, farmers, fishermen, and others who can’t afford to play in the D.C. Swamp?
Can you say corruption?
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/12/us/trump-administration-news/trump-electronics-tariffs?unlocked_article_code=1._E4.UC40.E-S2Y5WcUhjG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
https://www.usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/tradeshifts/2023/electronic