Trump Is Losing His Foolish Trade War

Monday, August 11, 2025

Steven Greenhouse: Trump's trade war has pushed up inflation, slashed US job gains, slowed economic growth and caused the manufacturing sector to sputter

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Trump boasts that he's winning his trade war, but ordinary Americans are big losers in the war Trump's tariffs will cost the typical US household $2,400 in 2025. The Yale Budget Lab says apparel prices will soar 37% & shoe prices 39%. AMERICANS LOSE BIG-TIME www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ...

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Businesses surveyed by the Financial Times in the Midwestern city of St Louis said their suppliers had hiked prices for a broad range of products in recent weeks, sometimes by as much as 30 per cent, leaving them with little choice but to pass the increases on to customers.

www.ft.com

Tired of winning yet?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-11 08:04 AM | Reply

It looks like Pres Trump just extended his tariff "truce" with China for another 90 days.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 03:20 PM | Reply

TACO

#3 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-08-11 03:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Found this ...

Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
www.cnbc.com

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-11 03:40 PM | Reply

far owwwwwwwt... here we are... another metaphorical war to lose...

Ya Know... I remember gas wars... when stations used to compete with each other to offer the lowest price.

And we're only a month away from commencing our yearly war on Christmas

www.youtube.com

#5 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-08-11 11:12 PM | Reply

Trump is a fool. Fools go on fool's errands. And now the taxpayers are getting it up the ying-yang.

No two ways about it.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-12 01:10 AM | Reply

MAGA functionaries are already blabbing on social media and the TV news about how higher prices are good for Americans, because in the end (left undefined) prices here will be lower. Just another con...

#7 | Posted by catdog at 2025-08-12 08:15 AM | Reply

And now the taxpayers are getting it up the ying-yang.
No two ways about it.

#6 | Posted by Twinpac at 2025-08-12 01:10 AM | Reply | Flag:
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Wrong, if the Dems had their way and the BBB didn't pass we would be looking at a 20% tax hike.

#8 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-08-12 01:11 PM | Reply

Wrong, if the Dems had their way and the BBB didn't pass we would be looking at a 20% tax hike.

#8 | Posted by fishpaw

If the sunset clause hadn't been inserted then that wouldn't have been a problem.

As usual, dumbs*&^s like you fall for the same trick over and over again.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-12 01:19 PM | Reply

" if the Dems had their way and the BBB didn't pass we would be looking at a 20% tax hike."

Only if you're using Republican Math.

What "news" outlet is lying to you about "20%" ... ?

#10 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-08-12 01:42 PM | Reply

Wrong, if the Dems had their way and the BBB didn't pass we would be looking at a 20% tax hike.

#8 | Posted by fishpaw

Dems wanted to extend the tax cuts for the working class but not for the rich.

Want to explain why your kids should face trillions more in debt so billionaires can be richer?

#11 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-08-12 03:11 PM | Reply

@#8 ... we would be looking ...

Who are the "we" your current alias' comment speaks of?

What are the demographics of that "we?"

#12 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-12 07:09 PM | Reply