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Saturday, August 22, 2026

President Donald Trump on Friday morning said he would exempt from tariffs 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef, the administration's latest bid to lower prices ahead of midterm elections ...

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The President has decided that in order to make ground beef cheaper, he will cut tariffs on ground beef. And I'm wondering if he could generalize from this one product to other products, and perhaps concede that tariffs raise prices on American consumers.

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-- Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) 12:15 PM · Aug 21, 2026

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So, Pres Trump finally admits that it is Americans who pay for his tariffs.


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 01:26 PM | Reply

The serial------------ TACOs again. Lol

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-21 02:30 PM | Reply

"this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices."

Trump is selling beef at Mamdani's Communist Grocery Store!

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-21 02:39 PM | Reply

Stinky will pawn off horse meat as beef.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-21 11:36 PM | Reply

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