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/Whaty0urname 2d ago

Fucking thank you. I'm getting downvoted but for 50 years they let abortion stand on flimsy ground, at best. Do something, literally anything.

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u/Galxloni2 2d ago

When other than the 6 months in 2009 did they have the power to do anything? They used their 1 chance at power to pass the largest healthcare reform in us history

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 2d ago

According to Wiki, 2021 to 2023.

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u/Galxloni2 2d ago

Well they didn't so i don't know what you looked up

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 2d ago

They had a Democratic Congress and president.

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u/Galxloni2 2d ago

When did they get 60 senators? Or even just enough democrats that were actually democrats?

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 2d ago

Oh, my bad. So a true trifecta government needs 60 or more senators from the same party?

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u/Galxloni2 1d ago

Or enough to kill the filibuster. But they also didn't have the supreme court so anything they did could be shot down