You know what they say when you are at the top of a global order and reap substantial benefits from having that coveted position?
Blow it all up and hope that it’ll come out better by having you… at the top… which is where you already were… hold on.
It’s not about having, it’s about gaining. He constantly needs to feed his ego by getting ahead, even if it’s by tearing everyone else down.
The new global economic order: “The USA is not a reliable partner. Even if these tariffs are overturned by Congress or anyone else in a short time, the US government wants to impose them. They are not someone to make deals or do business with. Let’s distance them from our economy as much as possible.”
Great job orange man
Which is probably the point. One should view donvict as a foreign actor just doing things to benefit anyone BUT the United States.
Blyat!
“Horosho, Trump!”
– Putin
Well the excitement never ends and this thread is obsolete. Looks like at least some of these tariffs are already on hold. Apparently once someone actually talks to these countries, they can use their words to ask what they actually wanted.
It may be retro-logic after inciting panic throughout the economy and everyone we used to be friends with, but currently they’re claiming tariffs are a “negotiation tactic”,”bargaining from strength’, and not just a bully throwing a tantrum. At the very least they appear ready to drop the tariff idea once something changes, but this really seems like the 10 year olds concept of being strong