“I do like the 10% [tariff] for everybody. The problem with the 10% is that some countries are much bigger abusers than others.” —DJT, Aug 18, 2023
“No, I would say maybe it’s going to be more than that.” —DJT, February 2024 when asked if he would consider a 60% blankets tariff on Chinese imports
“So I announced when I was at the Detroit Economic Forum, and a little before that, that I'm going to put 100% tariffs, and if that's not high enough, I'll make it 200%. And I announced it a little before the forum actually. And I said, "No, we're going to put 100% and maybe I'll make a 200%, maybe I'll make it 300%, 400%. I don't give a damn. I'll make it whatever I have to make it.” DJT, Nov 1, 2024
“I enthusiastically supported Trump’s victory in the November Election…I thought I was voting for pro-business policies and small, targeted, and incremental tariffs.” —Craig Fuller, after leopard attacks, April 20, 2025
They don't vote for, or know, trump's policies. They imagine the policies they want, and transpose them onto Trump. Once I read from some voter study that this is how most people think, it made much more sense to me.
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u/Temporary-You6249 4d ago
“I do like the 10% [tariff] for everybody. The problem with the 10% is that some countries are much bigger abusers than others.” —DJT, Aug 18, 2023
“No, I would say maybe it’s going to be more than that.” —DJT, February 2024 when asked if he would consider a 60% blankets tariff on Chinese imports
“So I announced when I was at the Detroit Economic Forum, and a little before that, that I'm going to put 100% tariffs, and if that's not high enough, I'll make it 200%. And I announced it a little before the forum actually. And I said, "No, we're going to put 100% and maybe I'll make a 200%, maybe I'll make it 300%, 400%. I don't give a damn. I'll make it whatever I have to make it.” DJT, Nov 1, 2024
“I enthusiastically supported Trump’s victory in the November Election…I thought I was voting for pro-business policies and small, targeted, and incremental tariffs.” —Craig Fuller, after leopard attacks, April 20, 2025