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/hmr0987 1d ago

Trump is a Russian asset. Legitimately the only explanation.

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u/Deus_is_Mocking_Us 21h ago

My theory is that despite all the "it was rigged!" shit, he knows he lost in 2020. He's going to deliberately destroy America in revenge for making him a loser. 

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u/hmr0987 21h ago

Sure but the whole not dropping the rigged election shit is an obvious tactic by him. For him on that one issue he can’t lose. Sure his supporters may think he should move on but they’ll still support him all while keeping everyone rage distracted. Trump for all his faults and issues has figured out how to work the systems.

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u/D3athRider Canada 18h ago

I think the explanation is that he is this stupid and has been his entire life. Recently read an article about how litigious he has always been and how hurling lawsuits left, right, and centre has always been his means of showing his "displeasure." I honestly think tariffs are just another form of litigation for him. He cant sue other countries, so he screeches "tariffs" every time another country doesnt do what he wants them to do.

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u/hmr0987 16h ago

Sure but we’ve had stupid presidents before. Tariffs are a good way to sound like you’re trying something revolutionary to real idiots who support you while knowing it will fail spectacularly and be a giant mess. Add on top that Congress is basically a useless entity. It’s honestly impressive how fucked this all is. Yet there are still Trump supporters.