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Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.
But they're already talking about walking it back or lowering them tomorrow (Wed). All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines that become forgotten in a couple days when it's on to the next outrage moment. Like the whole Zelensky/Trump white house blow up is like sitting in on couples therapy. The deal is off! No, it's back on! It's tiresome. Edit: I'm not pro Trump or trying to defend the fuckery. I'm just sick of Tr…
> All these stupid sky-is-falling headlines
I mean, what can be done here really? They're reporting on things Trump is doing. They can't not do that.
Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.
R/conservative on reddit has some real time spin on everything My irl interactions make it seem like they're not even aware of what's been happening
Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.
>To influence companies to produce their goods domestically instead of internationally. What is so hard to understand about this?
So they are stuck in Just World Land.
another top comment linked this: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-pr...
So they more or less buy into "The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl"
P.S. more than happy to take suggestions of a better forum representing conservative opinion
Any bets on how this will be justified by Trump voters? I'm thinking at first it'll be 'playing hardball negotiating tactic' and when it looks like the tariffs are here to stay 'paying more is patriotic'.
There's already talk about the tariffs being curtailed tomorrow. Which got the stock market all hopeful at end of day. Which I'm sure if this happens, will be accompanied by some bullshit claims of some concessions he supposedly obtained. And a lot of people in-the-know who made easy coin on the stock market today. And his followers will eat it up. Last month there was all sorts of blather on social media about how "…
Sure miss the days where there wasn’t headline generating chaos from the White House resulting in market volatility. Make Government Boring Again.
Sure miss the days where there wasn’t headline generating chaos from the White House resulting in market volatility. Make Government Boring Again.
I remember seeing that on SNL in the 80s; it has always stuck with me.