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Mz Pip

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21. He doesn't know what he's doing.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri May 9, 2025, 09:35 PM

May 2025

And particularly small businesses will suffer. It’s impossible to have a feasible business plan when every day he changes his mind. Large corporations can wait it out for a while but small businesses need their supplies and nothing is coming into the ports.

I have a friend who makes jewelry. He has a small business with a couple of employees. Some of his materials come from China and he can’t get them now. He doesn’t have the luxury of waiting this out. His decades old business is on the verge of collapse because Trump is an incompetent douche bag.

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Trump suggests cutting China tariff rate to still-high 80% ahead of Switzerland talks [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2025 OP

Seems right today BoRaGard May 2025 #1

His gut never lets him down. Kid Berwyn May 2025 #2

Chinese may think otherwise. Trump acts like he is negotiating a property sale. This is a different deal dummy. dutch777 May 2025 #3

China will tell Trump to take off that first number and you have a DEAL..... Bengus81 May 2025 #7

80% will have the same effect as 145% gab13by13 May 2025 #4

China's exports were down 20% but gab13by13 May 2025 #5

Of course. The USA will just be dropped like a bad habit. ananda May 2025 #11

Still think that's a great "deal" on stuff that costs $80- $100 Trump? Go ask Harbor Freight Bengus81 May 2025 #6

Vast majority of the owners, operators and employees in that corporation voted for him wolfie001 May 2025 #9

Amazing the number of bootlickers and "financial gurus" thinking this fat clown is a genius wolfie001 May 2025 #8

Attempting to manipulate the stock market moniss May 2025 #10

Waffling, will cave soon. republianmushroom May 2025 #12

I believe the Chinese offer was Ray Bruns May 2025 #13

According to the local Swiss news LittleGirl May 2025 #14

So begins the Turd's "surrender" to China. Tarzanrock May 2025 #15

Trump is blinking so much on these "deals," we can all save on air conditioning. Montauk6 May 2025 #16

The self-anointed great negotiator ...negotiating with himself and losing ... nt Jarqui May 2025 #17

the orange asshole is blinking so much Xi thinks he's batting his eyes at him. nt Javaman May 2025 #18

Xi Jinping is in Moscow ... Tarzanrock May 2025 #19

"Mad King Donald" Pototan May 2025 #20

He doesn't know what he's doing. Mz Pip May 2025 #21