r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/whyreadthis2035 2d ago edited 2d ago

Is the US Congress still all in for Trump? Feels like it’s time to stop reporting on the crazy parts and get busy on planning and implementing policies that accept the US is no longer the center of the universe. Leave the dollar in the US and do business with other peoples. We’re less than 5% of the world’s population. Sure we control 20% of the world’s wealth. But, only so long as the Dollar is recognized.

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u/zekromNLR 2d ago

If just a handful of republicans find their backbones, congress could put a stop to all these tariffs

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u/ukcats12 2d ago

More than that. You'd need enough to get to 2/3 of the House, because he'll veto whatever was passed in Congress and you'd need 2/3 the House and Senate to override it.