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  • Trump's Next Step

    From Joseph Pereira@1:124/5016 to All on Thu Apr 17 11:39:19 2025

    If you want to get rid of the import tariffs imposed by Trump as a country, you must demonstrate to the US that you will reduce trade with China.

    In my view, a hopeless strategy, because it's completely unenforceable, but there's no alternative for China. China makes a lot of stuff that is now only made in China.

    So, this is really going to be a complete failure.

    What else does Trump want to do? Stop aid to countries? Much of that aid has already become extremely uncertain, often even halted. By stopping USAID, he has essentially taken the bargaining chip off the table before negotiations even started.

    Another brilliant move from this master strategist. Apparently, he didn't think that through.
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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/1 to Joseph Pereira on Fri Apr 18 08:09:40 2025
    Joseph Pereira wrote to All <=-

    What else does Trump want to do? Stop aid to countries? Much of that
    aid has already become extremely uncertain, often even halted. By
    stopping USAID, he has essentially taken the bargaining chip off the
    table before negotiations even started.

    It also create a gap that China can fill - they're already increasing
    humanitarian aid to countries that USAID is forced to abandon.

    Another brilliant move from this master strategist. Apparently, he
    didn't think that through.

    Amen, brother.





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