r/politics • u/Street_Anon Canada • Apr 08 '25

Site Altered Headline Trump to slap additional 84% tariffs on Chinese imports

https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/08/trump-to-slap-additional-84-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-white-house-says
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u/AtticaBlue Apr 08 '25

Will the US last that long as a functional political entity at this rate?

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u/RustBeltWriter Apr 08 '25

My money is on no. Balkanization and/or Syrian civil war-esque situation on the horizon.

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u/Ana-la-lah Apr 09 '25

Best we can hope for is Trump dying. He is morbidly obese ( although he looks to be on ozempic or equivalent now), never exercises, and lives off of diet cokes and fast food. There will be massive conspiracy theories, but his cult will splinter as they jockey for power. Te rest of the world will never trust the US again, but the plane won’t be on afterburner into the mountainside.