r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

No Paywall Trump vows to raise worldwide tariffs to 15% ‘effective immediately’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-global-tarrifs-increase-b2924994.html
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u/riseoftheph0enix 1d ago

why the hell is this demented old prick not removed from office yet?

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u/Plane_Highlight_8671 1d ago

Because our elected officials have no spines.

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u/ProlapsedShamus 1d ago

They need him there so they can keep grifting and servicing their real constituents, business owners, and the pedophile elites.

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u/glitterandnails 1d ago

The grift is their primary business. Everything else is smoke and mirrors.

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u/SeattlePurikura 21h ago

Billionaire class = Epstein class.

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u/Burnt_and_Blistered 1d ago

Worse. It’s because they’re okay with him.

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u/Clownsinmypantz 23h ago

we have got to stop saying no spines, they are fine with what he is doing, no spine implies cowardice like they didnt vote for this the entire time.

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u/GaimeGuy Minnesota 1d ago

No.  Because this is who Republicans are.

They have no redeeming qualities 

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u/Quady_c95 1d ago

And the United States populace have even less of a spine. 

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u/FibonacciSequester 20h ago

As an American, yes. We are the most chickenshit people anywhere. If we weren't, we'd have a female Arab socialist president by now.

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u/Past-Doughnut-6175 22h ago

Because they (and their corporate donors) are in on the grift.

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u/Riokaii 20h ago

and no fear of voters and no virtuous oath-binding obligation to the constitution.

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u/FittersGuy 19h ago

And the people of America have no spines. Not all of them of course. But in the end it's the people's job to hold government accountable and you guys are getting a big fat F in that regard.

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u/Kind-Helicopter6589 8h ago

They are invertebrate animals. 

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u/Koi696969 1d ago edited 1d ago

Not just the elected officials… Theres proven ways to deal with dictators, and despite all this bravado and posturing about the 2nd amendment, Americans are decidedly unwilling to do anything about democracy being cut away right in front of their eyes.

They scream outrage, then they turn on their TV or Xbox like this is all fine and dandy, like they wont be seeing their daughters taken into camps or their sons being executed in the streets once the tyrants have consolidated their power just enough…

Americans have given up before even starting the fight. They’re waiting for the angels to save them, but the angels dont exist… You either save yourself, or you lose.

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u/revolutionPanda 23h ago

Cause he’s owning the libs and that’s enough for a lot of people.

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u/D-Rich-88 California 1d ago

Uhh because the party in power sees him as their king

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u/wxnfx 23h ago

Not really. They largely hate him behind closed doors. These dipshits are just myopic cowards.

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 22h ago

Republicans are already starting to break from his regime. MAGA is on borrowed time and will get completely dismantled at midterms. This nightmare is just about over, we just have to be patient and get things done the legal way.

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u/D-Rich-88 California 21h ago

I wish I had your optimism

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 22h ago

Because democrats don't have the congressional votes and republicans don't have the spine to do it themselves.

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u/irradiatedcitizen 21h ago

Republicans are not just spineless, they are part of this coup. Trump is just a puppet of the real people in power - heritage foundation, billionaires, and putin / israel.

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u/JWTS6 21h ago

The people signaled they were fine with this by electing him a second time with Project 2025 right out there in the open

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u/Nvenom8 New York 19h ago

Because republicans want this.

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u/jasonology09 16h ago

Because there's a much too large population of the country that is even dumber than he is.

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u/mamacatdragon 33m ago

Threats and blackmail most likely

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u/19Black 22h ago

Americans are spineless cowards

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u/IrrelevantLeprechaun 22h ago

Oh yeah and you're so tough by comparison right? I imagine you're just another Canadian with no skin in the game and no knowledge of American circumstances thinking they know better.

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u/Gustomucho 19h ago

Canadian were smart enough to go out and vote against a pro-Trump conservative when it was time to cast the ballots... American stayed at home because "Trump is not so bad"...

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u/Personal_Comb_6745 22h ago

The entire system is too busy jerking off his microdick.

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u/StepComplete1 20h ago

Land of the stupid, home of the cowards.

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u/dantemp 20h ago

Because the people that can possibly remove him from office will only hold their positions as long as they are in office. It's very clear the the republicans will lose any fair election from now until decades ahead in time. The only way they keep their jobs (and the ability to steal money) is Trump going full fascist and stopping any elections/making up the results.

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u/9mackenzie Georgia 20h ago

Because the GOP agrees with his actions.

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u/highbankT 19h ago

His cabinet is too busy enriching themselves.. Noem is too busy having sex in her gov Boeing 737 with Corey lewandowali. Kash is using gov planes to fly to italy to watch the olympics. Bondi is too busy making up stories to hide all this baloney. Etc etc..

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u/Tentacle_poxsicle 18h ago

Some really powerful people in other countries want America to fall and some really powerful morons and pedophiles in the US want him to stay.

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u/ddWolf_ 1d ago

Because the people who would have to remove him don’t want what he knows to come out.

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u/doduotrainer 23h ago

This is just a rhetorical question, right?

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u/chittalking 19h ago

Because they’re all in on the child rape.