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nature-lover

(1,856 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:02 PM Apr 2025

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"Now they will do anything for us."

From HuffPost Updates: Trump Is Off To A Golf Tournament At His Club After Sending Economy Into Panic Mode
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-presidency-live-updates_n_67e55ccce4b0d5fb5f3d85c1/liveblog_67eef091e4b0e2990bb6300d

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Aboard Air Force One, Trump told reporters that his punishing global tariffs are "going to make our country very rich."

"Every country is calling us," Trump said. "That’s the beauty of what we do. We put ourselves in the drivers seat. If we would have asked these countries to do us a favor, they would have said no. Now they will do anything for us.”

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"Now they will do anything for us." (Original Post) nature-lover Apr 2025 OP

Extortion threats are working quite well. Irish_Dem Apr 2025 #1

I don't think that's how it's going to work JBTaurus83 Apr 2025 #2

He's Tony Soprano without the brains, scruples or health regimen. Xavier Breath Apr 2025 #3

It'll make him and the criminal oligarchs rich, not us. Duncan Grant Apr 2025 #4

Not likely, Slobby. SheltieLover Apr 2025 #5

I doubt Rebl2 Apr 2025 #6

The Trump Crime Family's extortion racket dalton99a Apr 2025 #7

They all need to have a get together, make their own trade sinkingfeeling Apr 2025 #8

Irish_Dem

(79,899 posts)

1. Extortion threats are working quite well.

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:05 PM

Apr 2025

Crime does pay.

JBTaurus83

(877 posts)

2. I don't think that's how it's going to work

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:06 PM

Apr 2025

The world is planning a future without us if you read recent articles. He doesn’t read though .

Xavier Breath

(6,482 posts)

3. He's Tony Soprano without the brains, scruples or health regimen.

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:09 PM

Apr 2025

Duncan Grant

(8,870 posts)

4. It'll make him and the criminal oligarchs rich, not us.

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:10 PM

Apr 2025

Ask your friends where does the tariff money go? And who could possibly have the power to get their hands on it?

Go ahead, ask them.

SheltieLover

(76,914 posts)

5. Not likely, Slobby.

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:10 PM

Apr 2025

Rebl2

(17,416 posts)

6. I doubt

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:11 PM

Apr 2025

that very much.

dalton99a

(92,169 posts)

7. The Trump Crime Family's extortion racket

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:19 PM

Apr 2025

sinkingfeeling

(57,248 posts)

8. They all need to have a get together, make their own trade

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:27 PM

Apr 2025

agreements, and tell TSF to f*ck off.

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