2mo ago

Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations

www.politico.com /news/2025/05/16/trump-says-us-will-set-new-tariff-rates-for-countries-skirting-negotiations-00353370

Trump said that while “150 countries” were seeking to make deals with the U.S., it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us.”

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2mo ago

Trump says US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations

www.politico.com /news/2025/05/16/trump-says-us-will-set-new-tariff-rates-for-countries-skirting-negotiations-00353370

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Meanwhile the rest of the world continues to negotiate and make deals with each other to operate without the USA.
Cruelty is the point! How much pain and suffering will be required to oust this gigantic sack of shit?
He claimed on Fox News that the China deal had to be done because China was about to crumble without the US.
- Everything is a projection. Now we know how he feels.
It’s strange that they were not prepared to meet with 150 counties simultaneously. It’s almost like they could have noticed just how many would come calling when they were at Staples printing out that silly list Trump was hugging.
- I'd like for him to tell us which 150 countries are so eager to talk. Russia, El Salvador and? Everybody else seems to be busy making new deals that specifically don't include the US.
It is “not possible to meet with the number of people that want to see us” in the way that it is “not possible to meet with” 0 people, I guess.
"not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us" has the same energy as "it's not possible for you to meet my girlfriend because she lives in Canada."
At the end of the day, he's not supposed to he setting any tarrifs. Thats not his job.
Get in on the grift. Short the market, then open longs when he’s about to bend the knee. Good chance he’ll tweet directly few hours before the pump so everyone has a chance to load their bags.
[Republicans] say US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations.
Don’t forget it’s a whole party. Never forget and never let anyone else when he inevitably is gone. We need to stay on point.
Oh no…

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