Why Tariffs Were Really Dropped

I also think Trump was surprised Canada and Mexico fought back after someone told him they wouldn’t. He was left with his only predictable option which was to retreat and regroup.

 

I said when the tariffs were first enacted that he would find a way to walk them back without losing face, and so it has come to pass. The "concessions," obtained from Mexico and Canada are the face-savers, of course.

 

Because it was all a show. Period. End of story.

We got literally nothing. Canada and Mexico aren't doing anything they weren't doing before. As for Mexico, Great, leverage them for something that matters, like sending more troops to and securing their own border with Guatemala. But, as usual, purely symbolic so the Douche In Chief can beat his chest and his mindless sheep fanbase can "baa" their approval.

What a loser. Way to just piss the leverage down the drain for a typically MAGA, typically symbolic gesture. Even when they're on to something, MAGA's approach is so mindless and stupid as to make it worse than the alternative or, as is the case here, purely symbolic but utterly meaningless.

 

And meaningless.

 

Yeah, but isn't this offset by the fact Trump will literally tailor policy if the price is right? I mean, he isn't going to do anything meaningful to China. Not with that big stack of chips Elon, Tim, etc. have on China.

 

You know the election is over right? Even if MAGA wakes up, there isnt much that can done at this point.

 

The market collapsed and some of his rich donors likely called him telling him to figure a way out of this. So he talked with the Mexican and Canadian governments and got nothing but the ability to re-announce the things that they were already doing for the people who didn't know that those things were already happening.

In terms of China, without the Mexican/Canadian tariffs, companies will easily avoid the tariffs as they have been doing for years. That is why the markets largely don't care on that front.

 

yep. Too many low info voters.

 

imo he didn’t think it thru. He was so infatuated with the idea HE could apply tariffs. Then reality of that decision hit - including a stock mkt drop which he values.

 

Trump comes across to me as a guy that too intellectually lazy to research and formulate conclusions on his own, so he listens to conspiracy theorists repeating what they say.

 

Military coup?

Fingers crossed

 

Plus, he's not going to do anything. He owes Musk 1/4 Billion. Who knows how big a check Tim Cook wrote. And both of them have huge stacks of chips on China. Do the math. Trump has no principals and his fanbase lacks the brainpower to challenge him on anything.

 

Political theatre for the logic-impaired.

 

You lefties are silly. This is all part of the plan. Avoiding tariffs that didnt occur is so much better than not having tariffs. Wise up or you will keep losing elections. Libs.

 

It's it okay to say Libtard now?

 

True. America screwed itself by giving control to a bunch of criminals.

About all that's left is mocking the people that did this and actually believe (and worship) the criminals.

 

Adding that the "concessions" were negotiated by the Biden Administration before Trump even took office.

 

for the next 4 years you libs will be putting out one thing after another trying to say orange man bad. I highly doubt it will so anything to change what we believe to be true any more than anything we say will change your mind as to what you believe to be true- cannot help but laugh at some of you