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Donald Trump Economics Trade

Mexican President Outfoxes Trump With Tariff ‘Trick’ That Leaves Donald Looking Clueless

According to Moron-in-Chief Donald Trump, trade tariffs on products from Mexico have been delayed by one month after he spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

“Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her country had reached a series of agreements with President Donald Trump and that tariffs will be put on hold for one month, starting now,” Politico reported.

“Trump, in a post on Truth Social, confirmed the one-month delay, which he said he granted the country after it agreed to send 10,000 soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border. A White House official confirmed the one-month extension only applies to Mexico, not Canada or China, which Trump also slapped with tariffs over the weekend.”

“I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico,” Trump wrote. “It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States. These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country. We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico. I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a ‘deal’ between our two Countries.”

However, it appears that Trump got outplayed by the Mexican president because Mexico had already agreed to send 15,000 troops to the border. So why is he boasting that 10,000 Mexican forces will be provided? Sheinbaum outfoxed Donnie and his infamous lack of understanding has led to yet another public humiliation for him.

Laughter and mockery ensued on social media.

“Mexico has made similar agreements without the threat of tariffs,” Sam Stein, of The Bulwark noted “Here in 2021 they agreed to surge the same number of troops to help with migration. Here in 2022 they agreed to invest an additional $1.5b. Here in 2023 were 15 administrative actions.”

Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell: “It seems like the trick to negotiating with Trump is to realize he doesn’t have any idea what the current facts are. ‘Oh you want 10,000 troops?’ says world leader who already deployed 15K. ‘Great 10k it is.'”

It seems like the trick to negotiating with Trump is to realize he doesn’t have any idea what the current facts are."Oh you want 10,000 troops?" says world leader who already deployed 15K. "Great 10k it is"

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-02-03T15:48:08.059Z

It’s official: We have the dumbest son of a bitch on the planet as our president. No wonder everyone is laughing at the United States.

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Donald Trump Economics Foreign Policy

Canadian Lawmaker Has The Perfect Clapback To ’Juvenile’ Trump’s Tariff Threat

On Friday, Felon-in-Chief Donald Trump announced that beginning Saturday, Feb. 1, he would be imposing trade tariffs on several countries, which will likely lead to much higher prices for products in the United States and alienate our allies in the European Union and Canada.

“Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Trump will be implementing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as well as a 10% duty on China, in retaliation for ‘the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country,’ according to CNBC.

“The White House provided few details on exactly how the levies will be meted out, saying that they will be available for public inspection at some point Saturday.”

Trump’s tariff/trade war didn’t sit well with Canadian lawmaker Charlie Angus, and he made it clear that his nation is outraged.

“He’s threatening massive tariffs to try and break us as a people. But the threat is also being driven by the hate algorithms of oligarchs like Elon Musk,” Angus said.

“And there is the threat from people in our own country who would sell out our birthright to appease the gangster class from Mar-a-Lago. That is not going to happen.”

Angus added that he thinks Canada should impose “200%” tariffs on Musk’s “douche Panzer.”

“I would throw as much heat on Elon Musk as possible because he’s a deplorable, disgraceful human being,” Angus said.

Trump’s tariffs are expected to hit American consumers in the pocket, despite his promise during the 2024 presidential campaign that the U.S. economy would flourish under his leadership.

Among the products most likely to see an impact of Trump’s tariffs on Canada are automobiles, beef, pork, and lumber.

But perhaps the biggest sticker shock could come at the gas pump, CBS News notes.

“One unknown is whether the Trump administration will carve out some exceptions, such as for oil and gas products. Canada provides about 20% of the oil used in the U.S., which means that a 25% tariff on Canadian imports could add 30 to 40 cents a gallon at the pump within days of the new duties taking effect, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, has said.”

The last time the United States imposed massive tariffs on imports in the early 20th century, it led to the Great Depression. Another one could be just around the corner.

 

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Donald Trump Economics WTF?!

Trump Calls For Creation Of Agency To Collect Tariffs – Even Though One Already Exists

Proving once more that he doesn’t know a damn thing about the U.S. government or its agencies, Rapist-in-Chief Donald Trump suggested today that an agency should be created that would be in charge of collecting tariffs on goods imported from abroad to the United States.

However, an agency already exists for that purpose.

On social media, Trump posted, “For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while taxing ourselves.”

“It is time for that to change,” the sex offender added. “I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share. January 20, 2025, will be the birth date of the External Revenue Service. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Andrew Feinberg, White House correspondent for The Independent, immediately fact-checked Trump.

“The president-elect appears ignorant of the fact that there’s been an ‘external revenue service’ since July 31, 1789,” Feinberg noted.
“That’s when George Washington signed legislation creating the US Customs Service, the forerunner of what is now [the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency].”

Others then joined the debate.