Trump’s tariff reversal came after he watched an interview on Fox Business with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, during which the bank boss said that a recession was a “likely outcome” of the new trade policies, according to the Washington Post.

Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday when he decided to put a pause on the tariffs.

“I would say this morning. Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about it. Fairly early this morning,” he said.

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    818 days ago

    Lmfao I’m truly baffled that they thought he had a plan beyond “grab as much money as possible for myself”

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      118 days ago

      C’mon, thats not fair! He also wanted to stay out of prison. He’s a multiple objective kind of guy.