What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[mongers]

Maybe he will let the Tate brothers in then slap tariffs on the UK for exporting criminals to the USA.

 

'Funny' if future UK requests for their extradiction becomes a crisis between us and Trump.

[Richard Hakluyt]

It is gallows humour of course, but the current US administration is a motherlode of hilarity.

[Valmy]

Oh sure, these are the Muslims you allow back into the country.

[Valmy]

So, tariffs are back on the table for Canada and Mexico. Absolutely shocking developments 

Europe gets 25% too, because the EU was founded to screw over the US.

Nope, pushed back another month again.

Ok I see it now. Pushed back to April 2nd.

Almost worse than just putting the tariffs into effect. Just leave everybody in uncertainty.

[HVC]

So, tariffs are back on the table for Canada and Mexico. Absolutely shocking developments 

Europe gets 25% too, because the EU was founded to screw over the US.

Nope, pushed back another month again.

Ok I see it now. Pushed back to April 2nd.

Almost worse than just putting the tariffs into effect. Just leave everybody in uncertainty.

I'm disappointed he missed the chance to use April 1st.

[Jacob]

You know - and I don't want to credit Trump for this, but maybe he has some advisors who are smart on this - but isn't continually threatening the tariffs potentially a way to get some of the benefits while minimizing the economic damage?

If the uncertainty encourages some industry to relocate to the US, then the threats are somewhat effective in the pursuit of that goal; while not actually implementing them means the US won't see the impact on consumer prices nor the retaliatory tariffs.

Is it a way of trying to have your cake and eat it too? If so, I expect we'll continue seeing "next month" for many of the tariffs for an extended period of time.

[Tonitrus]

From the POTUS's press thing with the UK PM:

Q: "Do you still think Mr. Zelensky is a dictator"

A. "Uhhm...did I say that?  I can't believe I said that.  Next question." 

[Syt]

Well, technically he wrote that, not say that