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Beachnutt

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32. The orange genius screwed himself

Thu Apr 24, 2025, 10:15 AM

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with this hairbrained tariff idea.
World leaders despise him so when he announced his tariff scheme they decided it was their chance to let him hang himself.
If they just hold the line and let the US shelves go bare for a couple of weeks he will be thrown out of office and possibly face more charges.
He started it and now they will finish him. Hopefully.

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China tells US to 'cancel all unilateral tariffs' if it wants talks [View all] speak easy Yesterday OP

Holy Cow! lamp_shade Yesterday #1

This: "Heavens to Murgatroyd! Exit stage left!" wolfie001 Yesterday #8

oh, goodness, haven't heard or used that phrase in ages! mwmisses4289 Yesterday #10

Boomer Humor!!! wolfie001 Yesterday #12

I don't think I have ever seen the word 'murgatroyd' spelled out. travelingthrulife Yesterday #27

My mother would say "Heavens to Betsy" lamp_shade Yesterday #29

Betsy was a southern name for a gun IbogaProject Yesterday #39

Here it is MonteSS Yesterday #36

Forgot about that. I used to say that all the time, lol! nt Tadpole Raisin Yesterday #52

You are making me feel old Bluestocking Yesterday #55

Glad I made it to 65! wolfie001 Yesterday #57

Love it! oswaldactedalone 21 hrs ago #69

lol wolfie001 20 hrs ago #70

Only thing they could do. Scrivener7 Yesterday #2

And then Miss Piggy came out and threw cold water on that 2 hours later wolfie001 Yesterday #6

Yep. As they've done, what? 5 times in two months? It's like Groundhog Day. Scrivener7 Yesterday #7

I'm thinking they have a buy/sell stocks and bit coin office in the West Wing just manipulating 24/7/365 wolfie001 Yesterday #11

It was likely the plan from the beginning ... Auggie Yesterday #17

Ol' Yam Tits wolfie001 Yesterday #47

Saw it here a few days ago Auggie Yesterday #48

Maybe they should try "grow up kraznov" SheltieLover Yesterday #3

China says "Fuck You!" to the insane Turd. Tarzanrock Yesterday #4

I thought Fatso Trump "Held all the cards!" wolfie001 Yesterday #5

Demented Donny has cards - the cards have no value rurallib Yesterday #18

Talking head on Stephanie Ruhle described trumps cards as... Wounded Bear Yesterday #33

Hard Ball xuplate Yesterday #9

Or "The Art of the Deal." Botany Yesterday #13

Xi is playing Art of Get Real Attilatheblond Yesterday #63

Lucille Tarzanrock Yesterday #14

They have the cards, he doesn't. dreamland Yesterday #15

They are just stealing money with 'pump and dump' stock tactics.. travelingthrulife Yesterday #30

President Trump says tariffs on China will 'come down substantially' Botany Yesterday #16

Headline will read... Hornedfrog2000 Yesterday #19

That's right Stinky. Bend over and take it. Ray Bruns Yesterday #20

Trump now saying 4catsmom Yesterday #21

CHINA OWNS TRUMP!! Canada Kid Yesterday #22

Agreed! Justice matters. Yesterday #58

Krasnov, you really stepped into it! And you made the same mistake as last time (only worse) Wonder Why Yesterday #23

Good angrychair Yesterday #24

That's the way to deal with a bully radical noodle Yesterday #25

But Trump and his propaganda unit have suggested they are close to a deal! Don't tell me that is BS! Doodley Yesterday #26

Fat Nixon thought he was going to bully China into handing over their lunch money. Ocelot II Yesterday #28

The way all this is going I've been calling him Fat Hoover........... Bengus81 Yesterday #51

When It Happens MissouriDem47 9 hrs ago #72

but didn't the sociopath say they were talking to China? Hmmm, someone's lying. JohnSJ Yesterday #31

Sad to say, but I'll believe the Chinese before I believe trump... Wounded Bear Yesterday #35

and that is the sad state of affairs we are in, where we cannot tell when the president is lying or JohnSJ Yesterday #38

I've found that if I assume trump is lying, I'm usually right...nt Wounded Bear Yesterday #41

I agree. JohnSJ Yesterday #43

This message was self-deleted by its author JohnSJ Yesterday #44

Yep, just yesterday Beachnutt Yesterday #37

There used to be a game show called "To Tell The Truth". I guess it should be brought back JohnSJ Yesterday #40

yup and just this morning before this news, they claimed they were close to a deal. Javaman Yesterday #64

The orange genius screwed himself Beachnutt Yesterday #32

China knows hardball. BlueMTexpat Yesterday #34

The only way to deal with this Scalded Nun Yesterday #42

The russian agent orange blinked first and now china has him by his tiny balls. nt ImNotGod Yesterday #45

Looks like Trump put China in the driver's seat .. Bo Zarts Yesterday #46

The orange Mussolini didn't see this coming. republianmushroom Yesterday #49

I mean...did Trump think China was going to fold like those law firms and Media?? Bengus81 Yesterday #50

Among the reasons he loves tariffs is that he figures he can spin a victory out of anything unblock Yesterday #54

"he can only bully republicans in congress" speak easy Yesterday #56

So trump can't bully China, can't bully Ukraine, etc. he can only bully republicans in JohnSJ Yesterday #53

CTRL - ALT - DEL : RESET ToxMarz Yesterday #59

China is cutting the legs out from under Trump's market manipulation WSHazel Yesterday #60

This insulting, arrogant shitshow is just fucking embarrassing. And dangerous for our well-being now and in future. n/t Evolve Dammit Yesterday #61

Is China suggesting they would remove some of its tariffs in return ? MichMan Yesterday #62

tomorrow's stock market could a be a very dark day. nt Javaman Yesterday #65

All this chaos makes me feel like our country is going to collapse before the year is out kimbutgar 22 hrs ago #66

China just let Trump know Deminpenn 22 hrs ago #67

Needless to say, this never would have happened if Kamala Harris was President thought crime 22 hrs ago #68

China's not interested in giving him a fig leaf of face-saving. Good for them. (n/t) thesquanderer 18 hrs ago #71