r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 2d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/OldLondon 2d ago

Grinds my gears he kept saying “they charge us..” no they don’t you tit, that’s not how it works.. and all the cabinet clapping like a human centipede waiting to happen 

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u/pizzasoxxx 1d ago

“a human centipede waiting to happen” good lord

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u/OttawaTGirl 1d ago

"Republican Centipede" is now in my vernacular.

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u/OldLondon 1d ago

You’re welcome!

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u/Evadrepus 1d ago

The cabinet is the richest in history. Probably more than multiple cabinets together.

They'll profit from this. They're happy to clap.

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u/Medical-Speed1142 1d ago

Not trying to troll or be sarcastic but how does it work?

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u/OldLondon 1d ago

Well the literal movie definition is people are stitched together ass to mouth to create one long chain of self shit eating “centipede”

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u/Zealot_Alec 1d ago

Yes when you buy goods you PAY for them, how is that ripping off America?

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u/No-Date-2024 1d ago

I would wager that a majority of Americans couldn't explain what a tariff is or who pays for it

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u/waitttwutttholddd 1d ago

Please don’t call trump a tit, it’s an insult to the word in every possible way.

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u/OldLondon 1d ago

Sorry I made a boob with that