• golden_zealot@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    “I keep making the tariffs worse, and when you agreed to do what I wanted for border security, I made the tariffs worse, and if you don’t do what I want, I’ll make the tariffs worse, and if you start working together to negate how bad the tariffs are, I’ll make the tariffs worse!”

    If this only moves in one direction regardless of what anyone does, prepare for the entire world to just act like you do not exist at all.

    • [email protected]@sh.itjust.works
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      5 days ago

      I just assume tariffs will hit 9000% eventually.
      That is… if Trump and his fuckers realize taxes and percentages can exceed 100%.

      It is already a lost cause.

    • NJSpradlin@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      At some point these countries just need to stop buying American. What’s he going to do? Go to war with them? I mean… Elon already sued advertisers for boycotting his Twitter…

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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      5 days ago

      Reminds me of that scene from the emperor’s new groove

      “Tell us where they are and I’ll burn your house down!”

      “Don’t you mean or?”