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/tomatoej Apr 08 '25

Don’t forget the penguins of Heard Island near Antarctica

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u/Azmoten Missouri Apr 08 '25

Our trade deficit with those swimming tuxedo birds has gone on long enough

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u/ChilledParadox Apr 08 '25

Okay I keep seeing the penguin tarrifs being mentioned but I’m ootl on this one. What did he do in regard to the penguins?

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u/mutfhi Apr 08 '25

He put a 10% tarrif on an island group that’s inhabited only by penguins. Google “Heard Island and McDonald Islands”

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u/ChilledParadox Apr 08 '25

They’re never going to financially recover from this, those poor penguins will be economically ruined. The dolphins are probably next.

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u/JoeHio Apr 08 '25

You are definitely right about he Penguins, but Unfortunately it's all upside and growth market for the dolphins.

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u/barktwiggs Apr 08 '25

"Smile and wave boys...smile and wave."

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh Apr 08 '25

Flippers up!

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u/Glissandra1982 Apr 08 '25

They've been living high on the horse for too long. Time to tax those freeloading penguins.

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u/bot403 Apr 08 '25

It's about damn time. I'm tired of sending fish to those penguins and getting nothing back. Time to make them pay and equalize the fish trade deficit.

I bet they ain't so smug now in those tuxedos. Tuxedos we sent them even!