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Trump is threatening to jack up tariffs on China by an additional 50% unless Beijing abandons its retaliatory duties on U.S. imports.

Trump in a Truth Social post gave China until Tuesday to undo its 34% tariffs, imposed in response to the "reciprocal" duties unveiled at the White House last week.

Trump also wrote that he will cancel all planned talks with China if they do not comply with his demand.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 58 minutes ago

tRump is about to enter the find out phase, I wonder if he will even notice.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Their giving me tit folks.

I'm giving them that, the best tat, beautiful tat and their giving me tit.

It's very bad.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

If you're going to start a war, you better know for a fact that you can win. Trump thinks he knows, but he doesn't know shit.

The US has a terminal disease: hubris. This is what it's like to live in an empire in decline.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The US has a terminal disease: hubris. This is what it's like to live in an empire in decline.

This is exactly what I thought of Russia after their failed invasion of Ukraine. Generally regarded as a super power prior, they put on display how atrophied their millitary had become by not being able to steam roll Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

yet europeans are still afraid that russia is going to conquer europe somehow.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago

They can if they divide us beforehand. Russia's greatest arms aren't rifles or shells or nukes, it's information and sowing dissent in other countries. I am 100% sure Hungary wouldn't be in its current state if Russia wasn't involved somehow.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

If they win the war, they will absolutely invade the EU.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

they're barely able to advance and even then at very steep costs; their victory will be pyrrhic at best

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If they bomb your local city and then collapse does that change the fact they bombed your local city?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

i doubt very much that they want a nuclear wasteland next to them nor do they have any history of using nuclear weapons; however europe's ally does and they're already in the process of screwing over europe more than russia could ever hope to achieve.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Russia wouldn't care, because Putin would be able to hide away on some cozy island in Oceania or wherever.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 hours ago

there wouldn't be anyone left to care after the nuclear holocaust takes place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Lol, who doesn’t have a history if using nuclear weapons? The successor state to the nation that regularly tested nukes?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

-- against other nations; like in the scenario you were painting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There's always a first for everything and it isn't as if the Kremlin being run by decent caring people who have what's best for people in their hearts.

They are in fact quite bad possibly worse than the USA.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

they could only wish that they were worse than the usa; we're king when it's comes to committing genocides and fostering political violence.

we're so good at it that our victims refuse to believe it happened, even when you have proof.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The UK, Netherlands,Spain, Portugal and France would like to have a word with you about your genuine lack of history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

they WERE the kings; we ARE the king.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

IDK France and The UK have been keeping up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

definately contenders, but we're more sophisticated at screwing over people; so much so that a majority of the people we've screwed over refused to believe that they've been screwed over, even when you present with them proof that we screwed them over.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm Mostly just worried about nukes and someone on there side will follow through.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

russia doesn't have a history of using nukes against another country, but europe's ally does and they're already in the process of screwing over europe more than russia could ever fantasize about; nevertheless russia is still the key problem somehow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

that would have been an accident; not a conquest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

OK tankie, you going to say the supression of the Hungarian uprising was an accident next?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why would Trump care if he wins?

As he has for most of his bankruptcy laden past, he's largely playing with other people's lives. He'll be fine, and he enjoys inflicting cruelty on others for its own sake when he "loses."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

The US has the terminal disease of hubris, not Trump. Trump is just insane. But the US elected him as their leader and the electorate as a whole can't plead insanity here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

There are far too many parallels that this shit has with the Weimar Republic. I’m working on contingency plans.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

China should respond with a tariffs system that jumps randomly between 34% to 1000% for US goods every hour. Tell Trump it is all run by AI now, and it takes into account Trump saying thank you in mandarin. Say it is just medicine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

it should always be double what trump is dishing out, if he says 50%, china will increase it by 100% on top of whatever tariff was there before.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

He’s trying to crash the market. This dude needs to be removed from power. He’s an absolute moron retaliating like a 5 year old child.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I didn't vote for this, i just wanted to hurt gay, trans, black, immigrant, libs and all the other people i was taught to hate but not this, no sir.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

He never said this was the only reason Trump needs to be removed from power.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

Not happening. Who's gonna remove him?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 hours ago

Don't worry, I'm sure Congress will spring into action any moment now. Yup, definitely any moment...I mean, what's the point of even having checks and balances if they won't check or balance?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 hours ago

Hang tough China. God Fucking Dman I never thought I would be saying that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

He is mentally unwell if he thinks this is a viable strategy. China cannot be bullied by the USA.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

cant bully someone thats a bigger bully

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

More like you can't bully someone bigger than you.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Bullies like trump don’t understand that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Until they get punched in the face real hard

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

I don’t think trump’s flabby face has ever had that adjustment. Well, not since his parents abused him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

lol this is gonna be hilarious to watch. He thinks he can play geopolitical economic chicken with the PRC…? Like… what…?

I’m dumping the majority of my domestic investments and reallocating to foreign stuff. I hope all the conservatives continue investing in Tesla as it crashes 🤗

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours ago

Because of course we now do official government comms via a fascist echo chamber app, perfectly normal state of affairs.