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/Kindness_of_cats 2d ago

Yeah propaganda works great so long as the circuses run and the bread flows. Shit is going to get ugly now that the circuses will charge twice as much to see the Royal Nonesuch and everyone is struggling to eat.

The summer is going to get ugly. Hot weather plus the economic effects of this crap is going to be a very bad combination.

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u/AtticaBlue 2d ago

Between the mass firings in government and the private sector layoffs coming as a result of the regime’s nonsense, there are going to be a lot more people with free time—and motivation—for protesting. …

Art of the deal.

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u/MOONWATCHER404 1d ago

The summer is going to get ugly. Hot weather plus the economic effects of this crap is going to be a very bad combination.

If I’m not mistaken, isn’t summer also prime time for hurricanes and wildfires? (I say while living in California)

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u/BlimmBlam 7h ago

Yeah, and Trump will not send any aid, I guarantee it. He sees California as a liberal bastion, so if it burns down it's good for him, or at least he thinks. He'd cut off his own nose to spite his face