He won't do that. Day one he will threaten our neighbors with the tariffs on such and such day if they don't play ball. I would bet on that.
This is the Republican Party
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Hopefully the leaders of Mexico and China are as naive and gullible as some of the posters on this board
He actually threatened our neighbors 60 days prior to taking office. Why…. Because he has no interest in across the board tariffs He is using the threat as a means to get these countries to the table to negotiate. Will it work….yes, to some extent Probably should have been done sometime ago as these countries have shown little interest in working with the US on issues such as fentanyl
Finally, I assume the Trump people understand the inflationary pressures of tariffs I’m also assuming Janet Yellen will not be part of the economic discussion We will see some tariffs Most will be short term to gain a response from the targeted countries Others will likely be longer term to address Chinese goods coming in through Mexico via NAFTA.
Check back in six months to see if I’m correct
Yeah, they don't even approach gullible. The problem is that Mexico's leaders are probably corrupt enough that it may not may matter.
This is how I read it. "China, etc. I hereby impose x, y, z effective in 90 days if you don't do this."
Still waiting for Mexico to pay for that wall.....
Let the trade wars begin!
apnews.com
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods.
apnews.com
lol Posturing for the rubes. Mexico will talk tough and give the appearance of strength before bending the knee. This is all a negotiation Nothing more nothing lessLet the trade wars begin!
Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican goods.
Yeah a real lesson in the art of the deal 🙄
It’s not going to solve the Fentanyl crisis, and instead it’s going to raise the price of cars, produce etc… want to take a bet on how much the price of a tomato goes up in the next 12 months?
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So in nearly 20 years $34 billion. Thats practically nothing. It would have been less than 1% of their total budget during the period.
Thats like saying they need to start paying their rent, stop buying them a coke every month!
It makes no difference to whether or not they do what they want them to do.
You still don’t understand what’s going on here. There won’t be significant long term tariffs This is all posturing. A deal will be struck which magically avoids significant tariffs on non Chinese goods imported from Mexico All sides will declare victory Why the left can’t see this is beyond me Maybe because Biden didn’t know where Mexico was located over the last year ?
So yes….I will take that bet regarding the price of cars.
Because I think you give Trump too much credit. I also think that if the ruse is as simple as you think it is, then the Mexicans and Chinese can sniff it out and plan accordingly. Mexico might not be strong enough to impose their will... but China isn't going to rollover. They will fight and will escalate the trade war because they can.
PS... I didn't say the price of cars. I said the price of produce. Cars are not must have items in the same way food is.
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He thinks he is a shrewd negotiator which makes him incredibly predictable.... easy to plan against. That's why Putin prefers him, he poses very little threat. Especially when he plays his hand publicly long before he can implement it, giving his opposition more time to adjust.