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cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/28912

President Trump says Chinese-made electronics are simply moving to a different levy "bucket".

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[–] Taiatari 80 points 2 months ago (4 children)

For fucks sake make up your mind. Tired of reading about tariffs every other day.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He forgot to buy stock before exempting it, so he has to redo

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

The no-takesies-backsies rule wasn’t called, bro!

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months ago

To make your mind, one must have a properly functioning mind.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

He made up his mind a bunch of times already, he just waits until all his friends bought/sold stocks and then he makes up his mind again.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

But then you wouldn't be hearing his name every single day!!!!!

[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 months ago

Very stable genius

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

He excluded Smartphones because Apple (who donated to his campaign) asked for it, I think they've realized they could just straight up ask him to tariff their competition away.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

What competition does Apple have that still has a tariff? I'm a little surprised he didn't just come out and EO a program where any company that contributes X amount of dollars is exempt. Make Samsung pay also.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Yeah, though he calls it “the weave”

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trump is dumber than a bucket of hair.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I could imagine a few smart uses for a bucket of hair. How about "dumber than a potassium umbrella"?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'd go with, dumber than a thermite firesafe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Surely chocolate teapot is th classic. Although that tastes good - I'd wager Trump does not.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

in my headcanon, Xi didn't call so his plans to announce a china-self-made-"deal" didn't follow through.

this is another tantrum.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Babe wake up it’s robo-Trump’s 10th term and stocks are still sinusoidal

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Dementia here we come

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I’m so tired of this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Yet again he proves this true:

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

brrr line goes down the hole tomorrow

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The only good thing that came out of the Trump tariff is the volatility index going up!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Its obvious here. He threatens corporations who dont submit to the regime. If you play ball then he undoes it. This is all consolidation of his illusion of power. I say illusionn because these people live in a state of Mind that most of us will fortunately never experience. .