Play Nice 47th President of the United States: Donald Trump - Part 21: President Musk

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[Zidane98]

Shock horror

 

[Satan]

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silicon implants?

 

[Zidane98]

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15000% of 57.5k is $8,625,000

#winning

 

[Magnum27]

Has trump played everyone for a sucker and gone after the main grift?

1. Imposes tariffs
2. Tanks the market
3. Junior and his cronies swoop in and buy cheap stocks.
4. Trump backflips on tariffs.
5. Markets recover
6. Mega profits for Junior and cronies.

Of course, a conman never presents you with what they really want at the start

 

[dumb]

if he wanted to put tanks in the street to subvert elections, he would hardly say that. he can get his tanks on the street but invoke stuff under the guise of economic congressionally approved policy orders to do that.

 

[Financialpanther]

Shock horror

That’s great Elon - can we also have a free Le ruler too?

 

[brutus76]

Madagascar and the Ivory Coast provide most of the world's cocoa and vanilla so everyone should stocking up on Tim Tams, Mint Slice, Teddy bear biscuits and grab a ton of discounted Easter Eggs after Easter

 

[beez]

Excellent analysis.
(Or is that anALYsis?)

I had not encountered the concept of the Trilemma of Globalism before. I think I’ve got my head around it, and it makes a lot of sense.

Brexit for the US: Trump’s tariffs are the sign of a nation in decline

Trump is famously unpredictable, but his unifying theme is utterly consistent: the retrieval of national power. It is to make America great again.

www.smh.com.au

If you want to understand Triffin's Dilemma a bit more, read about the Plaza Accords of 1985.

The US was essentially in the same position it is now, hence some people argue some kind of instrument is needed to weaken the US dollar. Of course, Trump et al. don't get any credit because he and his acolytes are too stupid to do it in some rational way, too stupid to explain (ir)rational economic policy and too selfish to do it in partnership with allies, but there is a method to the madness.

I agree with what Aly is saying to an extent, but the economic argument around a lower US dollar, leading to lower rates, leading to greater investment, leading to Trump being able to grift further is important. We're going to see enormous liquidity come into the markets - because individual countries are going to have support their own industries - buttress any weakness in the short term.

Is politics leading the economics or is economics leading the politics? I'm not actually sure.

 

[Satan]

Madagascar and the Ivory Coast provide most of the world's cocoa and vanilla so everyone should stocking up on Tim Tams, Mint Slice, Teddy bear biscuits and grab a ton of discounted Easter Eggs after Easter

Cocoa has gone up heaps prior to this anyway

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[Cookie]

Chief.......Can we pretty please have a poll, wanting to guess when this nuffy will be impeached assassinated please?

 

[Ticky009]

Another cracker...

 

[Zidane98]

The one thing Donnie should be imposing tariffs on is the drug trade from central / sth America.

Do that for his whole term and he would probably clear US foreign debt.

 

[Ticky009]

That’s great Elon - can we also have a free Le ruler too?

Musk & Trump's hypocrisy around Free Speach defies description.

 

[T2B_]

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Tweet of the Year. We all knew the MAGAts were cooked but this campaigner just launched himself into the stratosphere

America really has main character syndrome, it seems.

 

[JackOutback]

America really has main character syndrome, it seems.

They've been up and about for 75 years or so and they think they have a claim on the greatest empire of all time. Not even fecking close.

 

[Cooldude]

America really has main character syndrome, it seems.

Most Americans have main character syndrome

 

[Ticky009]

Oh here's a thing. There are exceptions to the tariffs. Mainly around 'critical minerals not available in the US'.

Uranium is apparently one of those. I think we can all see where the LNP will be going if they get into power.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

That’s great Elon - can we also have a free Le ruler too?

 

[Farmer2Goggin]

One of the biggest morons in the States, got to be dropped on his head as a child

FMD
The US deficit is mutually exclusive from their trade imbalance........

 

[TheSunGod]

R/conservative is hilariously depressing to read sometimes.

There will be posters in there that go "I love what Trump is doing regarding the deportation of anyone that looks different to me, but I don't agree with these tariffs and think it will make it really difficult for us to win the midterms in 2026".

Like no s***, Trump isn't looking ahead to the midterms or even the 2028 election, his goal is full on dictatorship you idiots.

Why not? The triple Teflon coated tangerine tosser has got this far without ever being held accountable for his actions

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Another cracker...

Berlusconi would have pulled some proper funny shit to get around the tariffs.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

 

[IlovethePies]

Oh here's a thing. There are exceptions to the tariffs. Mainly around 'critical minerals not available in the US'.

Uranium is apparently one of those. I think we can all see where the LNP will be going if they get into power.

So will Albanese. Albanese is already raising the prospect of using critical minerals as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Trump administration.

In short, the Trump administration is trying to reduce even its so called "allies" to the same level of helplessness as Ukraine.

 

[IlovethePies]

It only really takes 10% of them to start to question and not bother to vote at the midterms and they'll lose Congress.

You're assuming that Trump will allow another election.

 

[troybe]

Critical thinking really isn’t Eric’s strong suit