"Effective at midnight, we will impose a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles" -- Trump - ThreadSky

weisenthal.bsky.social • 1 day ago

"Effective at midnight, we will impose a 25% tariff on all foreign-made automobiles" -- Trump

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Okay #Canada, do your thing. We have to decouple from the #USA. It's going to be painful. How many more times are we going to go through this. I'm sure our friends in the USA understand.

https://www.insauga.com/canadas-answer-to-tesla-showcased-at-global-trade-fair-in-germany/

barbaricus.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are my cars worth more now?

Maybe he’ll turn a depreciating asset into investment, given his ability to play 5D chess

/sarcasm off, just in case

oledanielson.bsky.social•1 day ago

And the foreign manufactured parts in US assembled cars.

josh.hawn.xyz•1 day ago

even from those countries which do not impose 25% tariffs on US-made automobiles? That doesn't sound reciprocal.

estebanenchilada.bsky.social•1 day ago

Non tariff trade barriers are the ultimate fudge factor.

josh.hawn.xyz•1 day ago

Does the president even have the power to do this via an executive order? There doesn't appear to be a national security reason for these.

estebanenchilada.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sadly yes.

loanseyjonesy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Are you really an American if you don’t drive an American car

jj-justadork.bsky.social•1 day ago

Stop giving Elon free designs

anonemus13.bsky.social•1 day ago

Someone should tell this guy that Ford and GM plants didn’t shut down because shitty policies. They shut down because Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi and BMW spent 30 years building better cars of all varieties rather than badge engineering Cadillacs and Lincolns.

marvelle.bsky.social•1 day ago

What about Toyota? Is that on the list? Half are assembled in USA.

corporalsterling.bsky.social•1 day ago

Someone said he’s sundowning live on tv, and it honestly feels like when a loved one starts to slip like that.

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