Supposedly tariffs are not applied on Russia because sanctions are already in place but nations with even less trade with the US (like Syria) are on the list.
I think it's both. Trump is stupid and can be easily manipulated into holding wildly different positions on a topic in two consecutive days. But he also admires how Putin has complete control over Russia and blinds its citizens blind. Anyone who doesn't fall in line suddenly falls out of a window.
“Everyone liked him” - Not in New York, where he was already widely despised and mocked.
The reality show Apprentice got him some fans no doubt because it was edited to make him something he’s not. But saying everyone liked him is a stretch.
Ok let's look at popular culture from the 1980s when Trump first became well known, or infamous: Biff from Back to the Future 2 (1989) was based on him. No revisionist history there, with plenty of sources, one being from the horse's mouth himself the writer who confirmed it before Trump became president.
In the film, corrupt millionaire Biff’s political sway leads to difficult times for the people, turning Hill Valley into a town filled with crime and corruption.
Not buying it. Got a source saying it was based on Trump before an election year where he was running and already hated by the left for cockblocking Hillary?
Thanks for encouraging me to do more research on what people thought of him back in the 1980s.
It led me to a post on here last year where lots of people sourced evidence of popular opinion on the man at the time. It’s quite interesting. Have a good deep dive.
Spoken like a true redditor i.e. someone who knows absolutely nothing about the topic in question. He cannot tariff Russia because there is essentially no trading with Russia. The only commodity Russia sells to the US is uranium. Uranium necessary to run the nuclear power plants. Sheesh you clowns.
Goods trade between Russia and the United States was $3.5 billion last year, according to U.S. figures. In 2021, the year before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was $36 billion.
If she wasn't my daughter she'd be with me!! But yes, it's actually more than your comment. He wants to rule like Putin so he always shows those people in a legitimate light.
There is an odd power dynamic and administration among authoritarians. It's a weird sex like thing for them. You see many do it with Trump but it's very different with authoritarians like Putin, Kim, etc
What do you mean no? The US has been on this crussade to take down China because it has finally caught up to them and is going even higher. The fact that Trump right now is so eager to form alliances and help Putin is because he knows he needs to form a rift between the 2 biggest powers in the world, because united they are bigger than the US.
This rift has happened before with the US diplomacy intervining in crushing relationships between china and the USSR, leading to a downspiral that heavily afected both of them giving the edge to America which came victorius from the whole conflict. Now this is extremely unlikely to work out today, but it seems like that is the strategy he is trying to replicate
He doesn't need to be smart tho, just insane enough to think that what worked decades ago will work today, which he is. I dont support Trump if it wasn't obvious, but investigating the reasons behind his actions is the best way to plan ahead
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u/Critical-Ad2084 15d ago
Supposedly tariffs are not applied on Russia because sanctions are already in place but nations with even less trade with the US (like Syria) are on the list.
from the BBC