Discussion: Trump Tweets That Steel And Aluminum Tariffs May Hinge On NAFTA Deal

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Idjit.

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Jesus tapdancing Christ
The ping pong ball of trade policy.
I especially love the farmer stuff in which any adjustments to NFTA could result in US Farmers not being able to export south of the border without serious financial penalties.
Fucking
Moron
And no Donnie, try as you may it wont distract from the Russia probe
The circle is getting smaller and smaller and boy do we love to watch you squirm

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I thought it was Chinese steel he was most concerned about. NAFTA has nothing to do with that. But Xi did make a big move that impressed him with the whole president-for-life idea.

I guess I’m just playing checkers and he’s playing one dimensional I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck-I’m-doing.

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NAFTA ? OK, now it’s the Wall again ?

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Dear President ‘I Tweet My Ignorance in Every Tweet’,

The drugs that are killing people daily, that you are so concerned about that you put KellyAnne in charge of the crisis, are opioids that are mostly manufactured, dealt, and killing right here in the USA. Though some of the chemicals are coming from, I believe, China - but are in no way related to steel and aluminum tariffs.

@sickneffintired - he really does seem intent on sacrificing US agriculture, doesn’t he?

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Climb down, you posturing fake. He presses governmental buttons at random and the grownups run in and yell JFC don’t do that and he blusters for a while longer and climbs down still blustering. “It’s not clear” whether this latest means he’ll do x or y because he has no idea himself.

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It was strange to begin with that the tariffs were supposed to apply to everyone, including our allies Canada and Mexico, which export a great deal more steel to the US than China does. So, perhaps the real purpose of the “tariff” announcement was to put pressure on Canada and Mexico in the NAFTA discussions, which have gone nowhere so far, so that the Dotard can announce a big “win” on NAFTA. What that would be, I can’t imagine. The Dotard clearly doesn’t understand the complexity of the trade relations involved, nor the US manufacturing and agricultural interests that would be negatively affected if he gets his way. And a for Mexico stopping the drug epidemic – yeah, right. Cadet Bonespur is desperate to claim a victory, somewhere, somehow.

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Pick your symptom and go with it

Symptoms of Schizophrenia

There are five different symptoms that may be experienced by someone who is suffering from schizophrenia:

  1. Delusions: a firm belief in something that is obviously untrue.

  2. Hallucinations: hearing or seeing things that aren’t really there. They exist only in the mind.

  3. Disorganized Speech: speech that is disjointed and confusing; trouble concentrating and keeping with a single line of thought.

  4. Disorganized Behavior: Activity with no goal or purpose; can interfere with an individual’s ability to take care of himself, hold down a job, or interact with other people.

  5. Negative symptoms: behavior that appears abnormal when comparing to others. For instance, struggling to keep up with a conversation, not showing any enthusiasm, not being interested in the world around them, or seemingly not having natural emotions.

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Its much harder to follow the rules than it is to follow the rules for Calvin Ball.

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Alternate Headline: Donald Trump Continues to “Telegraph” His Stupidity Via Twitter

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Welp, these psychiatric symptoms often bleed over and you’ve got dual diagnoses and stuff going on. As a simple country fella l’ll stick with the traditional malignant narcissism and severe ADD, coupled with being a lummox who ain’t know shit. What I’m sure of is boy ain’t right.

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You gotta hope it’s early-stage dementia. Because otherwise he’s running a playbook that will see us “rescued” by an “armed aid and peacekeeping group” from Putin in another few years. (Not entirely seriously, but if you look at how the Anschluss was handled, or how the soviets “restored order” in eastern europe after WW2, there are more similarities than one would like.)

Also, you know he just made the negotiating positions of mexico and canada way stronger.

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He was looking for a way out of his rash, angry tweet-policy and they came up with one. Once again, people seem surprised that they’re seeing Trump taking the world on a wild cab ride of incompetence and idiocy, just to keep the focus on him! him! him! Is understanding malignant narcissism that difficult for the press? Assholes have had over a year to figure it out.

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When we get to unhinged frauds, the Don has the markets cornered…

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On the other hand, Trump could be quite sane and rational.

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How so?