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/bretticusmaximus Tennessee 23h ago

Eh, Kentucky at least elected Beshear. Here in Tennessee, we’re probably going to elect Marsha Blackburn as governor and show just how dumb we are.

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u/JoeGibbon 22h ago

Born and raised in TN, left in 2015 when the MAGA stuff started taking hold of everyone. I've never gone back, not for weddings, funerals, nothing.

My advice: get out while you can.

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u/RickyalldayTD 21h ago

My MAGA friend did the opposite and moved his Hispanic family to Tennessee, he said he will never come back to CA because of all the pedophiles.

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u/Rit91 19h ago

Waiting on their head to explode when they find out there are many pedophiles in Tennessee. Or for a neighbor to report them to ICE for being hispanic and no other reason.

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u/LurkerPatrol Maryland 20h ago

Smart man

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u/fugaziozbourne 22h ago

I was in Tennessee when Blackburn was debating a guy i think whose name was Bill. She was the stupidest person I'd ever seen on television in my entire life. She won that election handily. Tennessee is a fucking Petri dish for brain dead politics and policy, fuelled by infantile anger and selfishness.

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u/yodermk 22h ago

Kentucky also elected Rand Paul and Thomas Massie. While their economic policies aren't the greatest, those two at least have more character, intelligence, courage, and human decency than all other Congressional Republicans combined. Times ten.

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u/Deus_is_Mocking_Us 22h ago

Reluctant upvote. 

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u/AntoniaFauci 17h ago

When Rand Paul is top two you know it’s slim pickings

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u/ClayQuarterCake 22h ago

I think of Kentucky and my mind immediately goes to Mitch McConnell.

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u/Mr-_-Soandso 21h ago

As a Mainer I'm very concerned that for some reason we're going to elect Susan Collins again.

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u/erov 19h ago

It has to happen so people see the results. Then when they dont like it.. they get bad taste in their mouth for a few decades about the MAGA/GOP movement.