President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on a list of dozens of countries today.
See the tariffs announced: https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1907531727683334384
These four Republicans rebuked Trumpf's stupid tariffs. When I saw this photo from CNN, I thought this was a scene from "Night of the Living Dead": media.cnn.com
My favorite of the Trump Tariffs are these:
Heard Island - unpopulated, except for penguins and other wildlife
McDonald Islands - unpopulated, except for penguins and other wildlife
Jan Mayen - volcanic island (active), no population, save wildlife.
There are other small islands, no population, and then there's the booming Falkland islands (do we get anything from them? I've been there. There's nothing to export...) Population is about 3,000. That tariff is a big one, too. I think it's 41%.
Ah! Found it: www.forbes.com
The United States is such a joke. So glad *some* "conservatives" are finally waking up to this insanity we've been yelling about for years.. How utterly stupid. And I keep getting told how Trump has such an outstanding economic team. Egads.
The Republican Congress could end this nonsense tomorrow by simply yanking back *their* tariff power that previous congresses stupidly handed over to the president. But they won't. It is their choice as much as Trump's to make this happen." David French (@DavidAFrench) April 3, 2025
Even if you think Trump is right about this spectacular exercise in economic self harm, if you're a Republican politician, odds are strong that you disagreed with what he's claiming 10 years " and in some cases 10 hours " ago. Maybe you've been studying the flimsy protectionist literature of the last decade and been convinced. But you probably are just outsourcing your judgment to partisan or personality cult --------. And if you're not speaking out against this garbage you're passively supporting it. Congrats. You own this crap. " Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) April 2, 2025
Why did Trump hit Ukraine with a 10% tariff on all imports to the US, but not Russia?
~ Jon Cooper ~
Pence on Trump tariffs: Largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history'
thehill.com
... Former Vice President Mike Pence warned about the economic and political risks of the Trump administration's sweeping reciprocal tariffs on other nations, calling them the "largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history."
Pence, who served alongside President Trump during his first term, posted on the social platform X following Wednesday's announcement that the tariffs "are nearly 10x the size of those imposed during the Trump-Pence Administration and will cost American families over $3,500 per year."
The former vice president cited data from his advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, which made the case that tariffs and uncertainty around the economy contribute to layoffs.
Pence's advocacy group also noted that a recent YouGov/Yahoo poll found Trump's approval rating on the economy was just 39 percent.
"American families are still reeling from 20% Bidenflation. An equally large Trump Tariff Tax will hurt families and make them look elsewhere come the next election," Advancing American Freedom stated in a memo on the tariffs. ...
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