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re: I Wish Trump Would Give A Prime-Time Address And Explain 1) Where We Are on Tariffs.....

Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:53 pm to
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19996 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:53 pm to
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2) What the goal is,


Obvious troll is obvious.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
132592 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:53 pm to
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I don’t think there is a real goal, and if there is one, the goal is to appear as if there is no goal.


You really don't see Trump boxing in China?
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
16546 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:55 pm to
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1) Where We Are on Tariffs.....and 2) What the goal is, along with why they're doing this.

Have you negotiated a major deal before?

If so did you go on TV and tell everyone your strategy while you were in process of doing so?

Can you see how telling people what you’re doing might make it more difficult to maximize your outcomes?
Posted by riccoar
Arkansas
Member since Mar 2006
3937 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:55 pm to
I think Donald Trump learned that no matter how he frames it, and I have ZERO doubt his intentions are whats best for the US, the media will completely use it as an opportunity ti distort whatever he says so why bother.

Not having to spend 2 hours with the media is more time he can use to get shite done.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
2514 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:56 pm to
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but many still either don't get it or don't care what the truth is.


Most don't care about the truth. It's Trump and their TDS controls their emotions re: him. They will cry and bitch about everything he does, no matter what and there is nothing he can do to appease them.
Posted by BigJim
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2010
14757 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:56 pm to
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I Wish Trump Would Give A Prime-Time Address And Explain 1) Where We Are on Tariffs.....


Meh. Better to wait a few weeks to a month so he can gather some victories.
Posted by EZE Tiger Fan
Member since Jul 2004
54247 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:58 pm to
Nope.

This would accomplish nothing, especially with a media that is going to go against anything he does.

I remember the Covid press conferences very well. Our media sat there and lied before, during, and after those press conferences. It was very clear from the start that Covid was going to be leveraged as a tool against him.

The MSM, in conjunction with the Uniparty, would just derail any progress he is making with this. Even if I don't agree with what he is doing, he would be stupid to put this out there for our media to twist, turn, and ultimately use against the country, just like they did with Covid.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
2514 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 12:59 pm to
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It's obvious to some here that he's trying to achieve a level-playing field, but many still either don't get it or don't care what the truth is.


It's not obvious when Bessent, Lutnick, and Navarro are all over the map, not mention we have 4 or 5 reasons for them now.


Posted by FLTech
the A
Member since Sep 2017
21014 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:07 pm to
Have you not been listening to Scott Bessent?

I swear.. some of you people need to learn to listen to things before skyscreaming.

Scott Bessent has been on probably 25 different MAINSTREAM Media shows AND Podcasts explaining step by step exactly what they are doing

When there is a press conference after a football game, if the press has detailed questions about the offense… do they interview the head football coach or the Offensive Coordinator?

In this case, Trump is the head coach and Scott Bessent is the offensive coordinator.

Start paying attention before skyscreaming with your nonsense doom and gloom. Scott Bessent has been phenomenal explaining EVERYTHING.
This post was edited on 4/9/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted by VoxDawg
Glory, Glory
Member since Sep 2012
70132 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:08 pm to
Alphas don't seek consensus. They seek to lead where the pack needs to go.
Posted by BayouBlitz
Member since Aug 2007
18126 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:10 pm to
Stay the course "until this moment".

Bahahaha.
Posted by au4you
Alabama
Member since Dec 2010
2956 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:11 pm to
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Alphas don't seek consensus. They seek to lead where the pack needs to go.
Lol
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
16546 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:12 pm to
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But it's quite possible that Trump doesn't know exactly what the goal looks like.

I think anything other than status quo is a win.

If the tariffs stay we rebuild domestic manufacturing at the likely cost of a short term domestic recession and eventually the trade deficits come down while seeing massive increases in tax revenue.

If the tariff threat causes other countries to renegotiate their trade deals with us we minimize our trade deficits, increase domestic production and avoid a recession.

Again, the only threat I see is in maintaining the status quo. We are stuck between a debt service wall and flat economic growth as a declining service economy.
Posted by Motownsix
Boise
Member since Oct 2022
2618 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:15 pm to
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It's obvious to some here that he's trying to achieve a level-playing field, but many still either don't get it or don't care what the truth is.


Trump claims the strategy was so successful he doesn’t have to do it anymore. He’s currently dancing around the Rose Garden celebrating.
Posted by cornerstore
Member since Jul 2024
927 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:18 pm to
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OR - everyone just take a deep breathe and let Bessent break china.


Breathe people. Listen to the Tucker podcast, Bessent gives you the entire playbook and rationale. Seriously stop being such little bitches.
Posted by realtigahhs3
Member since Nov 2018
38 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:26 pm to
Does a coach give the other team his game plan at the beginning of the 1st quarter? What's wrong with you people?? This instant gratification and have to know everything society is absolutely ridiculous. Get some business and tend to it!
Posted by TailbackU
ATL
Member since Oct 2005
12214 posts
Posted on 4/9/25 at 1:37 pm to
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I’m starting to have a man crush.


He would actual dig that
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