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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by SpicyLemonZest on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @06:51PM (#43638857)
He tried to, but his advisors stopped him. Bob Woodward reported that Gary Cohn snatched papers off his desk on multiple different occasions to stop him from starting trade wars at the beginning of his first term.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by breadwinner on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @07:40PM (#43639157)
This time around he has made sure there are no advisors strong enough to stop him. That means he is far more dangerous now than he was in the first term. And not just in the area of the economy.
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Re:Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries by Terr_ on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @11:26PM (#43640312)
Also, he was concerned about getting re-elected again.

And possibly being prosecuted for crimes, but Republican appointees on the Supreme Court kinda took care of that.

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