r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/Peteostro • Nov 26 '24

Trump Pledges 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and 10% on China Trump

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-pledges-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-and-china-3c62b1f7
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u/Biomax315 Nov 26 '24

Because they benefitted. Trump got pantsed in his trade wars. Because it turns out, he’s actually not smart and is not very good at making deals.

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u/ericblair21 Nov 26 '24

He was never good at making deals. He would always sign shitty deals for himself and then simply cheat and not pay up. Then The Apprentice did a pile of industrial strength reputation laundering for that shitty reality TV show and the rest is history, except for the disasters that haven't happened quite yet.

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u/Biomax315 Nov 26 '24

BuT hE HaS a bOOk aBoUt iT

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u/pornographic_realism Nov 26 '24

This. Anybody who's genuinely looked at Trump's background will see testimony from almost every significant businessman that no longer works with him that he's functionally illiterate and one of the dumbest people they've met. Also from his teachers at Wharton, his ghostwriters, editors on his TV shows etc. Even before his run for office in 2016 he had several thousand lawsuits involving him or his brands. The dishonesty is almost more of a core personality trait than the stupidity so while it's baffling that nearly 80 million Americans identify with him, I don't feel a single bit of sorrow for them getting poorer and dying from preventable diseases and lifestyle choices they're railroaded into because this is not some well kept secret. I feel bad for countries like Mexico for losing so much business, they will need to scramble to find new buyers for goods and services. But the US absolutely deserves this.

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u/jpopimpin777 Nov 26 '24

Every accusation is a confession.

He'd constantly accuse Kamala and Hillary of being too emotional to hold office. Meanwhile he's a petulant man baby who can be easily manipulated because he's so egotistical. It's right in front of all our faces and people are too fucking stupid to see it.

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u/Chicano_Ducky Nov 26 '24

the guy tried to convince mexico to cut oil production, and came out of the negotiations with America cutting oil production with the promise Mexico will cut production after his term.

Its like a cartoon.