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edhopper

(36,754 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:27 AM Thursday

Trump's "trade deals" look very close to

what trade was like before he started fucking around with tariffs and ignoring pacts.

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Trump's "trade deals" look very close to (Original Post) edhopper Thursday OP
He creates problems that only he can solve newdeal2 Thursday #1
Not everybody Bmoboy Thursday #4
And he will get credit kerouac2 Thursday #2
Bully breaks things until you pay him to go break something else unblock Thursday #3
"I must break it so I alone can fix it" dalton99a Thursday #5
He has yet to push any trade treaties through congress Johonny Thursday #6
+1 dalton99a Thursday #7
What is this Congress edhopper Thursday #10
That's Taco's MO, he fucks things up then takes credit and the media gives doc03 Thursday #8
Exactly right. mdbl Thursday #9

newdeal2

(4,377 posts)
1. He creates problems that only he can solve
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:29 AM
Thursday

And then collects little trinkets like he did something important.

The whole world is laughing at this clown.

Bmoboy

(566 posts)
4. Not everybody
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:42 AM
Thursday

Farmers, cattle raisers, importers, exporters, consumers, are not amused.

kerouac2

(1,369 posts)
2. And he will get credit
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:41 AM
Thursday

And his approval rate will go up even tho it is worse than before he messed it up.

Johonny

(24,955 posts)
6. He has yet to push any trade treaties through congress
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:47 AM
Thursday

So they're exactly the deals as before. Everything he's done has been illegal.

doc03

(38,572 posts)
8. That's Taco's MO, he fucks things up then takes credit and the media gives
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:53 AM
Thursday

him credit for undoing his own mess.

mdbl

(7,671 posts)
9. Exactly right.
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:10 AM
Thursday

The only people to gain anything are the people benefiting from his market manipulation over the last 9 months. People like him and his kids.

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