Summary
Critics slammed Trump for admitting his tariffs may cause “short-term pain” for Americans, contradicting past promises that they wouldn’t raise consumer prices.
During his campaign, Trump insisted tariffs would only hurt foreign nations, not U.S. families. He also vowed to lower costs for essentials like groceries and utilities.
Now, he acknowledges economic hardship but claims it’s necessary to fix trade imbalances.
His remarks sparked backlash, with many accusing him of downplaying the financial strain his policies could impose on millions.
Not enough backlash
“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I am willing to make.” ~ Lard Fuckwad
“Some of you may die, but it’s a sacrifice I
am willingwill gleefully make.” ~ Lard FuckwadFixed it for you.
Missed a “to”
Does that mean he gets his head chopped off next?
Gonna have to do a robespierre to get all the rot.
chop chop chop chop chop chop chop
Rather sporty of him not to blame Biden this time. Or did his dementia make him forget about Sleepy Joe?
It’s implicit. Biden is the one who invited all 25 million undocumented gang members into the country. Biden is the one who failed to renegotiate the 45th President’s disastrous Cal-Mex trade agreement. Trump’s bold new policies will fix decades of Democrat evil - you’ve made him hurt you. You deserve this, until you learn to behave.
Straight out of the domestic abuse handbook.
“We’re going to change it. It’s been unfair,” he said.
A grown adult talking about unfair. Believing in fairytales.
Like all conservatives say when some expresses frustration over being objectively exploited, I have this to say to them:
“Sorry bucko, life’s not fair.”
“Fairness? That sounds like some DEI nonsense, I thought you didn’t like that stuff?”
It’s not unreasonable to want a contract to be fair. In a proper contract, both sides benefit.
What’s childish is that he apparently doesn’t know the first thing about the effect tariffs have, and what a trade balance means.
We both know he has no intention of being reasonable.
“Yes well, short term pain = long term cheap eggs” - Average MAGA moron right now, still not able to afford eggs
But they sure got that latest trump 2028 merch 🙄
The measures will be equally painful for prices, if not more so. Eventually the prices will acquiesce and lower themselves.
Just as long as they don’t have to hear about a black lady being Presidential. Anything but that.
He signed the current trade deals with Canada and Mexico just a few years ago and now calls them imbalanced.
The Art of the Deal
The Art of the Meal
The Shart of the Steal
The Art of No One Trusts What I Sign
The sharpie is mightier than the pen
How does that sharpie stack up against a hurricane?
Time for those right-wing nuts to start that Civil War they’ve been promoting, right? You’re going to go and overthrow Trump now because he fucked you over, RIGHT???
“we need all these guns to stop hitler” they said
And I have the feeling that those of us who never owned defensive armaments will start getting flagged pretty quick for not owning any in the past.
by “hitler” they meant women who wont have sex with them, people who wont employ them, and anyone who looks down on them.
During his campaign, Trump insisted tariffs would only hurt foreign nations
And anyone believing this shit must be dumb as a rock. Just like Trump himself.
No source but I remember musk saying that the tariff change would require a rough transition that Americans would need to go through to get to good times or whatever.
I though that that was to prepare their base to the actual shitstorm and to them promise them the good times or whatever.
Is this PR comment forever gone now that they are in power?
And anyone believing this shit must be dumb as a rock. Just like Trump himself.
In other words, the ~28% or so that forms the unshakeable base.
No, it’s the 50.2% that voted for him.
I’m sure it will only be as painful as a “2-week special economic operation”…
Wow they SLAMMED him?!?! He’ll never recover from this one. \s \s \s
Do we really need this comment in every single thread?
Even ones that don’t use the word “slammed” in the headline?
Musk said this a day before the election. They knew it was going to happen. His voters didn’t care.
“Moscow by Christmas” ass speech.
