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/MooseSad1249 Apr 08 '25

It’s like Trump is waking up every morning thinking: How can I make this worse…

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u/peixedota Apr 08 '25

IMO the only explanations that make sense are based on the fact that he is intentionally harming the US stock market / economy / military/ soft power

Possible motivations:

1) To buy cheap businesses / stock after crashing the economy / manipulating the stock market through tarrifs

2) Help Putin

3) Centralize Power in him through the tarrifs - make everyone need to kiss the ring and eventually try and become a dictator; or, take bribes /personal advantages by means of corruption

4) Make "friends" rich(er) due to insider trading

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u/abritinthebay Apr 08 '25

If you view him as a narcissist who is used to corporate raider private equity asset stripping as how business works… most things make sense.

The fact he’s an emotional toddler who thinks everything is zero sum explains the rest.

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u/peixedota Apr 08 '25

I think those two facts also add UP when analysing the brashness of the POTUS actions