• Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    the United States has a massive $1.2 trillion trade deficit, so the President declared a national emergency and imposed tariffs, and we’re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us to work toward resolving that national emergency.”

    This is, for the record, an admission that the tariffs were declared under false pretenses.

  • expatriado@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    Geneva? what’s this? the deal that ended nuclear war? or just Trump talking to himself making trade deals where those already existed