Could be this is about manipulating the stock market. Say some scary tariff stuff, invest when the market nosedives, take it back, wait for a resurgence, profit, and ignore the millions of people who panic-sold and lost their asses.
It still leaves all sorts of uncertainty. All the manufacturers had great plans for the upcoming year and were super busy. Now everyone's putting on the brakes because nobody knows what President Chaos will do next. They're not all just going to ramp up again because he made a social media post.
Has he ever been normal? Even before you was President he was still an asshole he has bankrupted businesses, cheated charities, he's a felon and a rapist, and he shouldn't be in the Oval Office he's only there because of Russia and Musk
To put it bluntly, IMHO he's a head case with a personality disorder. Running a country by ideology with no concept or understanding of risks associated with sudden changes of policy and practice. Also lacking empathy with others. The Zelinsky debacle clearly illustrated that. He's dangerous.
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Who can get behind a government that is literally running on a day to day plan? I ran a McDonald’s and had to submit an Action plan based on weekly, monthly and quarterly actions that culminated in the year end goal. Then I had to report, face to face on the achievements. Every year. At McDonald’s!
I think he know exactly what he’s doing here. It’s a money grab. He & his “friends” short a bunch of stocks, he announces the tariffs, it tanks the market on purpose, they make a bunch of money, buy the dip while it’s down, then cancel the tariffs & cash in again. Lather, rinse, repeat for 4 years.
It is absurd that your nation elected the imbecile in the White House, but to do it twice may not be forgivable, especially if he destroys our economy. Signed… still your neighbour. 🇨🇦
He declared fentanyl to be a crisis and a national emergency so he could bypass Congress with these tariffs. Otherwise congress theoretically leash him.
Forbes reported that Trump made $2.4 billion when he was sadly President last time. 😡 When Trump was President he rented 3 floors at Trump Tower NY to China Bank making millions for Trump Org that has ofc there. When Trump lost election bank left.-source Forbes. Imagine if President Biden did this!
Which is why he asked someone else to ghostwrite "The Art of the Deal", because he's so dumb, even sacks of rocks are offended at their being compared to him.
#Trumpovich is a CRIMINAL and a #RussianAsset! Just listen to Sen. Jeff Merkley asking in a Congressional Hearing if Trump is a Russian Asset then names 5 things he did that an asset would do to help Vladimir Putin against Ukraine!
Put your tariffs in, put your tariffs out. Put your tariffs in and shake it all about. Do the hokey pokey and turn yourself around. that what it's all about....
Trump is a bully who preys on the weak. To defeat a bully, you MUST stand up to them. Will you get a beating? Sure, but it will be a Pyhrric Victory and the bully will ruin away, as you are too much work to deal with
I love that we have kept our tariffs in place. We cannot be manipulated over and over again. Trust me when I say, Canada will
Come out of this better than America.
My only request of the great nation of canada for what it can for differently, is to absorb my home state of new york as a new province. Otherwise; keep it up!
Canada is awesome for doing this. You’re already better than America because you don’t have MAGA anti science, Nazi filthy running your country and you are a friend of democracy.
People in Michigan, New York & Minnesota will suffer w/higher electricity prices because of Trump. We are in general Democratic states. Idiot union workers from auto industry in MI believed traitor lying Trump, along w/Muslims and of course there are some uneducated cult here.It’s getting warm here
Indeed. But, better we suffer this now and put the blame vocally where it belongs; donald trump, than let him continue to run roughshod and near unopposed to whatever hellscape it is hes trying to build.
He’s just trying to appear strong for his sycophants.
He really is just surrounding himself with yes men. That is going to get us into serious trouble, because they all still think the US is wildly ahead of the rest of the world. We will be left in the dust.
Mango Mussolini can only do his "boy cried wolf" impression so many times before the dam actually breaks. The markets are very jittery with all his shoot from the hip chaos, alternate facts, and fiction.
Maybe t was Canada's threat to slap a 100% tariff on Teslas??? But I think really this is a huge dog & pony show to make Canada's Liberal party look good. And Doug Ford, premier of the province of Ontario was re-elected on that wave of patriotism, despite being known to have made shady deals. etc.
So let me get this straight…”fentanyl is the problem so we have to tariff canada and Mexico until they fix it” - “actually the trade deal is horrible deal so we’re tariffing” - “tariffs are going to make America rich, it must be done to save our soul” - “never mind, remove the tariffs…”
Trump is really mentally and medically unstable, He needs to taken out of office for his own sake but MOSTLY for the World’s sake……Trump is really Fucked Up!!
You know that “crypto reserve”, @georgetakei.bsky.social? Apparently, it’s the same crypto that the US Treasury already owns through confiscation orders following criminal investigations, so no miraculous cash injection to enrich the finbros🤡
Yes and at the same time my husband’s good friend Dave Kelleher a Philly auto dealer was being interviewed on CNN! He’d been on Fox Business the previous day! Math was hard for Fox! My husband spent his entire career as an executive with Chrysler for 37 yrs. Thankfully retired early 12/23. Shit Show
Oh, but he's giving them one month to move a massive amount of manufacturing equipment and logistics from Canada and setting it all up in the States. I'm surprised he wasn't going to order that to be done by midnight on Day 1. What a complete and utter moron.
The USA has pulverized the world's most important currency. Trust! The currency for alliances and trade. Who buys US weapons when you can be blackmailed into supplying the spare parts for these weapons? Europe united!🇪🇺
How much did his reversal cost auto industry executives above and beyond the token $5Mil to dine with Mr.T at Mara lago? Now he is threatening to shake down the Dairy Industry. Next he will be selling off the services once provided by the federal govt. to the highest bidders, for a cut. Putin 101.
up today, off tomorrow, then 50% on Saturday-oh wait, only on 40% of CDN goods-but 100% on the 2nd of April - but added 20% on steel and aluminum -oh wait, NO NO - Canada is responding with tariffs- okay -as of 03April -double all Tariffs - there, I think I'm done. btw -how's the stock market doing?
Every time he imposes tariffs, every time he backtracks, it is an opportunity for Trump himself or cronies whom he tips off in advance to make lots of money by gambling on the price of currencies, or on the price of shares.
Personally, I wish we would stop focusing on his backtracking, take the win and keep fighting against what he’s still doing, what he’s doubling down on and the utter corruption of his “Presidency”.
exactly we are boycotting now.
we didn't start this fight.
We do not need a darn thing that we can't produce ourselves or get from our Commonwealth pals, (Canada is a commonwealth country btw), Mexico and the rest of our friends.
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I can’t be the only one who thinks of Jon Lovitz playing Tommy Flanagan (president of the PLA -pathological liars society) on SNL when I listen to the felon, can I? Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket!
A competent President would inform himself about the impact of tariffs on the auto industry before threatening them let alone implementing them. I know more about it than he does and that should be terrifying.
Fellow Americans! Josh Hawley refused to come to a town hall to explain why he's enabling Trump to destroy America and help Putin. What is he afraid of? #Accountability
Exactly right - the target of these “tariffs” are the American working class. It has long been the goal of monied Christian Nationalists to create a “Permanent Underclass.”
IOW a cheap labor market devoid of union representation or benefits- this would force them into their churches for social sup
Support programs - whey they can be “saved” conditioned or castigated- all of this is targeting Americans NOT foreign nationals that is theatre. Military C130s with 9 deportees is all World Wrestling Federation theatre. They’re coming for US
Yes! At the expense of anything or anyone or any country! They are despicable! And what is so hard to watch is his supporters and the Republicans in Congress that think all of this is a-okay!
It's down because these companies have no idea how to move forward with their long term plans. Being held hostage to the whims of a stupid orange tyrant is horrible for business.
Chaos is the goal, not tariffs. It’s to prove he can do it, regardless of legality or even fiscal sense. There’s no real interest in making the country stronger, safer, or richer. On the contrary, an impoverished populace is easier to control. It’s a display of power.
Now that we see how 45/President Krasnov is acting, back in office, does anyone else feel like the death of Ivana was suspicious? These are the kind of things that Putin's enemies had happen. Just sayin'.....
Everything he’s doing with announcing the tariffs, then remending them the next day, is meant to manipulate the stock market so he and his buddies can get richer.
It’s all a scam and he knows it. Because the words of a president can raise or lower the stock market, rich people make money both ways.
Tired of rush hour slow traffic caused by DEI-Rules? Beginning from April 1st all traffic lights will be set to constant green for all sides! No more waiting!
Hmm be the better person or cackle like a hyena?
I will split the difference and have a chuckle at his expense and get back to trying to be constructive about this nightmare.
Dunning-Kruger-Donny and his tariffs remind me of Robin Williams' joke about Colonel Gadaffi and his Line of Death
"It's a line of death; you cross it, you die. OK, you cross this line, you die. OK, you cross this line, you die. This line, you die. Ah, you knock on my door, I'm not coming out."
I think our only hope in stopping this dictator is the next election. It is not gonna happen by way of Democratic leadership until they resist everything! The harm chump is doing is incalculable on a broad level at this time because he is damaging us in so many ways.
People in our country sitting at home on their asses not wanting to vote for a woman, especially being black made Trump win. They also didn’t vote for Senators & Congressmen/women which then GOP took full control of House/Senate.All Trumps nominee’s were passed through! Blame them & Trump cult!
Dem Senators/Congressmen/women can only scream in Congress/House as GOP controls votes.Some Dems like Fetterman sides w/GOP & 4 others. Vote them out!Watch YouTube to see the arguments.When popular Dems have microphones shoved by media in faces, doesn’t show whole Dem Senators/Congress.
There’s elections in 2025, just a few I believe in 4 states that could give Dems a few votes to give majority in House. Right now GOP controls House & Senate. Some GOP are panicking as 2026 elections Americans could vote all those GOP out and impeach Trump. Haven’t counted how many up for reelection
The US looks more and more unstable, further damaging our standing in the world. Fewer and fewer companies and countries trust working with us. Our allies are angered and our enemies are delighted.
Trump is a treasonous danger to our country. His every move is to harm us.
Americans must see and realise why the world is diversifying away from American trade and services. Trump using American power at the moment that’s why the diversification , so no blackmailing and arrogance from the Trump American government in the future. America not worthy to partner with.
Not normal but expected since all of his staff and cabinet are orange nosers who would never contradict their overlord. Feeling pessimistic this morning.
Tariffs in general will be a disaster for Americans (except the ultra rich). Automakers who choose to relocate to the U.S. to avoid tariffs will merely blow up their ability to rely on export markets for growth and profitability. But hey, maybe a U.S. version of a “Trabant” is a good thing!
The idea that a 1 month reprieve could help US automakers build new factories there and then is a joke, only an utterly insane person would think it's a great idea....... oh, wait...
Traitor Trump changed his mind, PM of Canada didn’t. MI, NY, MN will be paying higher prices on electricity from tariffs now because of Trump’s games he’s playing 😡😡😡
Trump implements tariffs on Canada & Mexico, withdraws, reimposes and withdraws.
Why? He finds that the tariffs backfire on American interests.
Conclusion: Trump doesn't understand international trade.
What?? You don't think constantly flip-flopping, sending the economy into up and down spikes and telling everyone in the world that you might change your mind, reneg on a deal, or get offended and launch a trade war at a moment's notice is top quality leadership technique?
Yeah this was the plan from the start. Put tariffs on things, stocks drop,rich people buy the stocks roll back the tariffs stocks go up the rich get richer
Him tanking the shares to buy up the market then stop tariffs to increase stock prices. They are buying control of all companies to become supreme leader of all.
In my opinion Trump is interested in making money out of being president and feeding his narcissism. People like Musk are with him to make money themselves and for the power it brings them. They'll look to con the marks that elected Trump once again at the next election.
This is not to "run a government like a business" but as an asylum managed by its own residents. Businesses and investors love clear rules and stability. Money itself is based on trusting a national bank that grants banknotes some value. No wonder this orange scourge has bankrupted even casinos.
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DOdGE: Making America Chaotic Again.
We are both old enough to know & while I am the furthest thing from a person who watches the Market ?
The dramatic effects of unstable actions by unstable people-shows.
The human toll unless we fight back will be devistating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfbVCFyFsps
1) threatened tariffs.
2) stock market plummets.
3) buy low.
4) cancel tariffs.
5) stock market recovers.
6) sell high.
Come out of this better than America.
He really is just surrounding himself with yes men. That is going to get us into serious trouble, because they all still think the US is wildly ahead of the rest of the world. We will be left in the dust.
As long as Krasnov usurps the WH.
🇨🇦🇲🇽🇩🇪
Also, of course, he’s a dick.
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What a poor excuse for leadership!
we didn't start this fight.
We do not need a darn thing that we can't produce ourselves or get from our Commonwealth pals, (Canada is a commonwealth country btw), Mexico and the rest of our friends.
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Normally I'd feel terrible for making fun of a stroke victim, but he's my one exception.
Elbows up
IOW a cheap labor market devoid of union representation or benefits- this would force them into their churches for social sup
There's nothing like threatening tariffs for insider trading.
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The instability is the goal.
The lack of trust in the information before our eyes is the goal.
It’s all a scam and he knows it. Because the words of a president can raise or lower the stock market, rich people make money both ways.
I will split the difference and have a chuckle at his expense and get back to trying to be constructive about this nightmare.
"It's a line of death; you cross it, you die. OK, you cross this line, you die. OK, you cross this line, you die. This line, you die. Ah, you knock on my door, I'm not coming out."
I wouldn't trust him to turn a healthy meal into a decent crap.
SECEDE & JOIN A REAL DEMOCRACY!!
The other person in this picture claims to also be 6’3”.
Hmmmmm…
The US looks more and more unstable, further damaging our standing in the world. Fewer and fewer companies and countries trust working with us. Our allies are angered and our enemies are delighted.
Trump is a treasonous danger to our country. His every move is to harm us.
Why? He finds that the tariffs backfire on American interests.
Conclusion: Trump doesn't understand international trade.
Dumpy appears to really be lacking in executive functioning skills which is by problematic because HE IS THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.
Canada is not falling for this game. The counter-tariffs and product removals are still in place until he stops jerking his neighbours around.