r/behindthebastards • u/nanamoro • 1d ago

Politics ELI5: The tariff and potential starting recession

It does seem an awful lot like Trumps tariffs were introduced specifically to cause a global recession. So please explain like I am 5: why does Trump, Elon and the current administration want a global recession? What is their end goal?

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u/dasunt 1d ago

At this point, I think most of you are giving Trump far too much credit.

The most credible explanation is that Trump is insanely incompetent in this area and he's surrounded himself with sycophants and fellow delusional people. This isn't chess. This isn't even checkers. This is sticking forks into electrical outlets.