Trump has now put China comfortably in the driver seat on the tariff war. They will probably just stall now to put more

[Quixote1818]

pressure on Trump. I'm sure China knows the U.S. economy is vulnerable, especially with an election year coming up in 2026, so they know time is on their side. Weakening the U.S. economy will harm the GOP's midterm prospects as voters will blame the administration for rising costs or weaker growth. China knows U.S. businesses and consumers will pressure the White House to ease up, especially if inflation worsens.
They also don't trust Trump walking back on deals so they will want to wait and see if the pressure makes Trump easier to deal with.

Trump has cornered himself.

[Squaredeal]

1. My thought immediately.

China can have “The Art of the Deal.”

[Quixote1818]

5. And Trump showed us "The Art of the Kneel". nt

[Zorro]

2. Not only that

He has effectively and single-handedly ceded America's international influence to China.

He is turning us into a second-rate power, no longer trusted in the world community.

[CousinIT]

3. They are in the front seat in many ways because SHitler yanked the US out of...

....everything. Why? Regarding his yanking the US out of WHO, it was (he allegedly said) because China had too much influence.

So what does SHitler do? Yank the US out, thus giving the #2 most powerful country the #1 seat at the front of the table. Who is that? CHINA!



What a fucking idiot.

[Maeve]

4. The longer they wait, the more power they have

To use his own metaphor, they hold the cards, 4 aces vs nothing, 10 high. They can make him crawl if they decide to do it.

[Quixote1818]

7. Yep, Trump realized when he said he holds the cards that China actually makes the cards

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Saw that in the Youtube comment section.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Such a huge mistake to elect him for a second term.

He made it too easy for them to hold their line.