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Friday, October 10, 2025

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a "massive increase of Tariffs" on Chinese products imported into the United States to "financially counter" new export controls that China imposed on rare earths from that country. Trump also threatened in a social media post to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping because of the dispute. Stock markets dropped after Trump's bellicose Truth Social post about China, in which he said that "there is no way that" country "should be allowed to hold the World captive'" with its rare earth policy.

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Trump said "there is no way that" country "should be allowed to hold the World captive'" with its rare earth policy.

DR Righties: Why shouldn't they be allowed to?

#1 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-10-10 01:15 PM | Reply

Trump already did that.

When will republicans finally admit this dementia ridden moron who bankrupts everything he touches shouldn't be the president of the United States?

When will they put saving America ahead of their baseless hate for immigrants and transgenders?

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-10 01:28 PM | Reply

Bwahaha. Never.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-10-10 03:48 PM | Reply

Trump said "there is no way that" country "should be allowed to hold the World captive'" with its rare earth policy.

DR Lumpers: Why do they use the word "country" here?

Actual quote:
"I have always felt that they've been lying in wait, and now, as usual, I have been proven right! There is no way that China should be allowed to hold the world 'captive,' but that seems to have been their plan for quite some time,"
~ Trump

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-10-10 06:50 PM | Reply

@#4

Do try harder.

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-10 07:05 PM | Reply

@#2 .. Trump already did that. ...

In some respects, I'm wondering if Pres Trump is more concerned that he may have met an opponent he may not be able to bully into submission.

Is Pres Trump trying to play out of his league here?

Time will tell.

Meanwhile, Pres Trump seems to be OK with hurting US consumers ...



#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-10 07:11 PM | Reply

100% tariffs on all goods from China?

How might that affect inflation?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-10 09:01 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

US inflation rises in August as firms pass Trump tariffs cost on to consumers
www.theguardian.com

... Inflation rose slightly in August as companies continued to push the cost of tariffs on to consumers.

The newest update to the consumer price index (CPI), which measures a basket of goods and services, showed that prices increased 2.9% over the last year -- the highest since January. Core CPI, which excludes energy and food costs, stayed stable at 3.1% after going up in July. ...


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-10-10 09:22 PM | Reply

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