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still_one

(92,131 posts)
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:47 AM May 2018

When will the excuses stop for this administration? The tarriffs that will go in effect at midnight

tonight is a case in point.

Unilaterally imposing tarriffs is a "negotiating strategy"

Unilaterally withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear deal is a "negotiating strategy"

Moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem is a "negotiating strategy" for the Israeli/Palestinian situation

When does a unilateral "negotiating strategy" become horseshit policy?


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When will the excuses stop for this administration? The tarriffs that will go in effect at midnight (Original Post) still_one May 2018 OP
Let's brush off their favorite term. NCTraveler May 2018 #1
Call it exactly what it is still_one May 2018 #3
None of this tariff stuff is real, right? greymattermom May 2018 #2
That is what they were saying two months ago. It goes into effect at midnight, it is real, and still_one May 2018 #5
Trump is king blake2012 May 2018 #4
Trump only ever offers promises followed by excuses. Orsino May 2018 #6

greymattermom

(5,754 posts)
2. None of this tariff stuff is real, right?
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:49 AM
May 2018

It's just a stock market play. Announce tariffs, buy stock, announce no tariffs, sell stock, rinse, repeat.

still_one

(92,131 posts)
5. That is what they were saying two months ago. It goes into effect at midnight, it is real, and
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:52 AM
May 2018

whether this becomes a full out trade war or not remains to be seen, but one thing pretty certain, prices of autos, airplanes, cans, and anything made with steel or aluminum will increase in price above normal inflation


Orsino

(37,428 posts)
6. Trump only ever offers promises followed by excuses.
Thu May 31, 2018, 11:03 AM
May 2018

Without accomplishments, he will only ever tweet out ever-more-ridiculous excuses.

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