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The nice thing about this bullshit is that when the tariffs come down, there's still going to be a lot of resentment in Canada and Mexico.

Don't think that just because Trump reverses himself, declares victory, and drops the tariffs (like he did with Mexico), that Canadians are suddenly going to go right back to buying American products. His stunt is going to cause long-term pain for American companies trying to sell goods in Canada and Mexico.

I think we need a good browser addin that substitutes "licks" whenever someone uses "slams" on a website. also slam->lick slammed -> licked etc. Let's make america lick again.

I would prefer violence to this kind of thing for those responsible for injecting aggressive language into news headlines and articles, but I guess people frown upon that.

"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make." ~ Lard Fuckwad

Usually I'd take this moment to call Trump an idiot, but he knew about this. It's his supporters that are the idiots for being naive enough to think he wouldn't lie about this.

"Downplaying the financial strain his policies could impose" translates as "lying". He knew perfectly well what would happen. He also knew that if he told the truth about it he was unlikely to be elected. So he lied. That pretty well describes his entire campaign.

What worries me is that Trump no longer has any reason to care what people think. He doesn't need their votes or their support. And while people keep talking about how he wants to be loved, I don't think that's true. He wants to be important to people, but he can achieve that through fear and intimidation too. Which is what he's doing now.

At this point I don't expect any elected Republicans to stand up to him. Those who had a conscience have been driven out or have put it in storage for the duration. Sadly, our greatest hope is that the ultra-wealthy who financed this mess may turn on him and put pressure on the legislators they own to do something about it.

During his campaign, Trump insisted tariffs would only hurt foreign nations

And anyone believing this shit must be dumb as a rock. Just like Trump himself.

He signed the current trade deals with Canada and Mexico just a few years ago and now calls them imbalanced.

He wants an irrational populace. Fear and anger are really easy ways to do this. If half the voting population didn't vote for him, that's far too many that are still thinking clearly enough to oppose him.

We're do for a night of the long knives (which if I had to guess will happen over time rather than in one night). While removing the protections of immigrants, LGBTQ+, physically and mentally disabled, Muslims, Jews, anyone left of the party, he'll enact policies that cause rapid growth in the homeless. Once this starts getting "out of control" he'll open up "altruistic" opportunities getting them shelter and care in "work camps" (aka prison labor/concentration camps). Throw in a false flag that is done by "Ukrainian Extremists" in response to the US halting aid, and now you start to build a voluntary military larger than ever possible.

It all only works if people are angry, in fear, or suffering.

Time for those right-wing nuts to start that Civil War they've been promoting, right? You're going to go and overthrow Trump now because he fucked you over, RIGHT????

Rather sporty of him not to blame Biden this time. Or did his dementia make him forget about Sleepy Joe?

“Moscow by Christmas” ass speech.

“Yes well, short term pain = long term cheap eggs” - Average MAGA moron right now, still not able to afford eggs

“We’re going to change it. It’s been unfair,” he said.

A grown adult talking about unfair. Believing in fairytales.

Does that mean he gets his head chopped off next?

Musk said this a day before the election. They knew it was going to happen. His voters didn't care.

I'm sure it will only be as painful as a "2-week special economic operation"...

Not enough backlash

Wow they SLAMMED him?!?! He'll never recover from this one. \s \s \s