Donald Trump has continually insisted that deals over his tariffs are coming.

Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that the U.S. doesn’t “have to sign” any trade deals, inadvertently admitting that his administration hasn’t made any progress during the 90-day pause on his disastrous tariffs.

During a tense meeting to discuss tariffs with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the president attempted to move the goal posts on actually completing any agreements with foreign countries.

“Everyone says, ‘When, when, when, are you going to sign deals?’ We don’t have to sign deals!” Trump said.

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    I still can’t fully wrap my head around just how stupid he is. It surprises me, every time.

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    How many MAGA folks will ever see this? Probably very few. And most of those few will dismiss it without a second thought.

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      This is stupid. Selling your investments at a low price for a currency that’s quickly devaluing is two boneheaded moves in one.

      Move as many of your investments as possible outside of the US.

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    Well, we all know how incapable Trump is regarding business and economy. Basically any halfway professional diplomat or trade official will basically run him into the next wall, head first.

    China is only the first of many countries where he will learn that he is playing with adults for the first time. These are not random bootlicking apprentices he can fire at a whim.

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        If you are aiming for offensive, “Dotard” is a (far) better word and it’s not actually as derogatory as it sounds. In fact, it’s perfectly cromulent and accurate.

        1. an old person, especially one who has become physically weak or whose mental faculties have declined.
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    He also brought in 9, maybe even 10 trillion dollars to the US! No other president has even brought in 1 trillion! Did you know that?

    I really wish the camera didn’t keep focusing on Trump, I wanted to see Carney’s reactions throughout.

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    Who is going to sign the first deal with a President who’s famous for backing down? I

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    most of the countries right now are already working around the tariffs, once its done , if trump decides to rescind all the tariffs, most of it wont come back every, or at leas it will be so minimal that it wont affect anything.

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    "We don’t have to sign deals!” Trump said.

    Why even bother signing a deal that everyone knows you’re going to break