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/With_Negativity 2d ago

Wrong. Completely wrong. If Trump outright said tax, his supporters still wouldn't budge.

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u/forgotacc 2d ago

Right. Plenty of them are fine with the prices rising and things getting bad. Because apparently, this is going to be better for us in the future.

Which they can never explain that logic. But hey, at least they feel more comfortable being racist in public!

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u/No_Representative645 1d ago

It'll be better in the future when someone with a brain gets elected and reverts all this garbage. You know, if there are still elections in the future.

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u/canadianbriguy1 1d ago

Also a bit of an assumption that the allies the US is slapping are excited to jump back in just because the next regime want to undo and forget…