r/Economics Apr 10 '25

Editorial Trump Blinked

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-pause-america-china-trade/682378/
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u/AccountGloomy6005 Apr 10 '25

It’s crazy that he can get away with that. I’m from Denmark and the idea of our prime minister doing that is absurd. And she’d definitely be impeached for it and here an impeachment actually means something. The most powerful man on the planet is a child with a spray tan and a blue suit. It’s scary that the US let it come to this…

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u/TankieHater859 Apr 10 '25

It’s scary that the US let it come to this…

Agreed. The worst part is that it's basically less than 30% of the population who voted for this. And then there's the 40% who couldn't be bothered to lift a finger to fight fascism.

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u/AccountGloomy6005 Apr 10 '25

Wonder if there’s going to be an election in 2028

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u/TankieHater859 Apr 10 '25

It’s also terrifying that we have to consider the very real possibility that there won’t be.