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D. Spaulding

(509 posts)
Sat May 31, 2025, 10:24 PM May 2025

TACO and the latest tariff madness

The most recent increase in the steel and aluminum tariffs are insane. Fortunately for him, releasing the news on a Friday brought him a bit of a buffer. But the ramifications are going to be severe, even if it's not reflected right away in the markets Monday. So my question is; will the recent ridicule he received for "always chickening out" cause him to really dig in this time? We know how thin skinned he is. But to be honest, if we ever really wanted him to back down, this might be a time.

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TACO and the latest tariff madness (Original Post) D. Spaulding May 2025 OP
The art of the deal with the cameras rolling BOSSHOG May 2025 #1
He deserves all the criticism he gets. But that's a concern. He might dig in on that, and things Silent Type May 2025 #2
Tac-O-Lago Norrrm May 2025 #3

BOSSHOG

(44,738 posts)
1. The art of the deal with the cameras rolling
Sat May 31, 2025, 10:33 PM
May 2025

The chickening out is his strength. He has his deal makers right where he wants them. Just ask your addle brained maga neighbor who is secretly sweating out the future of their social security check.

 

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)
2. He deserves all the criticism he gets. But that's a concern. He might dig in on that, and things
Sat May 31, 2025, 10:33 PM
May 2025

like deportations, attacks on education, media, courts, etc. Believe he’ll continue to cave on issues, but the MFer is tough to predict. Plus, his track record is screwing everything up.

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