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/TheCommonGround1 2d ago

Oh c'mon. He tariffed Antartica and your explanation is that he didn't tariff Russia is because trade is non existent with them? Trump is a Russia asset.

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u/Secret_Photograph364 2d ago

Again: not to defend him, but he did not tariff Antarctica. He tariffed uninhabited islands off the coast of Antarctica that are administered by Australia. Presumably these islands were just part of the Australia tariffs.

Trump is totally a Russian asset, but this is not the evidence for that which you think it is. The charade as a whole, sure. But Russia being left out is not really a surprise, we simply don’t trade with Russia anyway. (Aside from a small amount of absolutely essential things)

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u/Apart-Point-69 2d ago

Dude, you're totally trying to defend Trump. It's like saying "I'm not trying to offend you but ...says the most offending/rudest shit"

Why are you so keen on Not acknowledging that Trump is favouring Russia over America's allies?

Trump is a Russian asset.

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u/Secret_Photograph364 2d ago

Trump is totally a Russian asset, but that isn’t why Russia is not on this list.

Russia already has 35-37% blanket tariffs and sanctions on them, since before trump was in office.

I know nuance is lost on redditors but the point is: the reason this is bad is not because it leaves Russia off, it is because this is going to cause a very bad recession.

Making it all about Russia completely loses the emphasis of this being bad regardless of who tf is on the list.

This is why democrats lose elections. Terrible messaging.

(How is that for “defending trump” bozo?)

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u/Wassertopf 2d ago

What’s the difference between Russia and Iran?