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Economy

Jack Valentino

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2. POWER for the sake of power---

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Sun Jun 1, 2025, 02:57 AM

Jun 1

but he may not have thought that out very far, either

but he does think himself 'powerful' every time he changes tariff rates, or thinks that he has....

('whatever I "think" becomes law!')

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'No one knows what the end goal is': Economics reporter reveals insider info on Trump's tariffs - MSNBC Reports [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jun 1 OP

Chaos is the goal. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 1 #1

POWER for the sake of power--- Jack Valentino Jun 1 #2

And his ability to enact tariffs at all is now pending in the courts Rhiannon12866 Jun 1 #3

Trump getting very rich and destroying the US economy are the goals. Irish_Dem Jun 1 #4