• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    No he most likely knows. He’s gaslighting the people who are watching. What’s the simpler answer here? Well educated billionaire doesn’t know how tariffs work, or he’s lying through his teeth to protect his interests?

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      5 minutes ago

      He literally can’t imagine anything more complex to manufacture than the Trump tat he imports already. Hats, flags and T-shirts, etc. Things that could be swapped to US manufacturer in a matter of months.

      The complete supply chain for an iPhone would melt his brain.

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      5 hours ago

      The rich are not better or smarter than the rest of us, and this bad breath in human form exemplifies that.

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        4 hours ago

        They aren’t smarter but they do have access to better teachers. And Tariffs are a very simple concept.

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      5 hours ago

      He knows most likely. Daddy doesn’t. Even if he did at one point, his mashed potato brains forgot it.