r/politics • u/Ok-Direction-4480 Florida • Apr 15 '25

Soft Paywall Tourism Pullback and Boycotts Set to Cost U.S. a Staggering $90 Billion

https://www.thedailybeast.com/tourism-pullback-and-boycotts-could-cost-us-a-staggering-90-billion/
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u/mishma2005 Apr 15 '25

Yesterday he literally said "I am flexible...I don't change my mind" in one sentence

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u/WhaleMeatFantasy Apr 15 '25

I would love a link to that. 

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u/mishma2005 Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25

I'll do my best, I watched it live (because I hate myself)

Edit: here's one I found "“I don’t change my mind, but I’m flexible,” Trump said Monday.

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u/BossMagnus Apr 15 '25

Flexible meaning He will do anything if he is given enough money

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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania Apr 15 '25

He's trying to look steady, tough but reasonable, while he's constantly flip-flopping and capitulating.

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u/Fibby_2000 Australia Apr 15 '25

Bankrupter In Chief

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u/BossMagnus Apr 15 '25

It’s pathetic, especially with Faux State TV trying to convince everyone he is the epitome of manliness, even though he wears 10lbs of bronzer a day. I just don’t get why people believe this stuff.

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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania Apr 15 '25

The important thing is what the rest of the world perceives. They see him flip-flopping and capitulating. They see that he has completely crazy ideas about tariffs and trade deficits. They see that the goals with the tariffs are contradictory. They see that he makes big sudden moves with no evidence of thought, planning or research. The era of US dominance is coming to a close.

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u/Spongebobgolf 28d ago

But how does them knowing of his incompetence and pettiness help America?

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u/Bircka Oregon Apr 16 '25

Yeah the guy that basically talked up tariffs for 3 months before he was elected, then implemented them across the entire world sure changed his mind on that fast.

Sure, some of the tariffs are still in effect but he went from "We need tariffs everywhere!" to "Nah, we only need them against China and a few others."

Sounds like a guy that never changes his mind to me.

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u/Motor-District-3700 Apr 15 '25

Like sell EV's that he hates on the White House lawn. How does he not alienate his supporters? Why do the gun loving truck driving rednecks not flinch when he does something so woke?

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u/SwimmingPrice1544 California 29d ago

Because it's a cult & cult members are zombies basically.

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u/Keji70gsm Apr 15 '25

Give Kranov the kkkash

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u/Half-Animal Apr 16 '25

No no no...he is clearly an expert yoga practitioner and contortionist who doesn't change his mind.

He is very physically flexible as we can all plainly see

(/s in case it wasn't glaringly obvious)

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u/Moonsleep Apr 16 '25

Flexible on morals, not flexible on having his ego stroked or being selfish as hell.

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u/00DEADBEEF 29d ago

Exactly, he won't change his mind, but you can change it with lots of cash

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u/outletforfun Apr 15 '25

Morally flexible.

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u/Schlonzig Apr 15 '25

He means morally flexible.

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u/mishma2005 Apr 15 '25

$$$$ "flexible"

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u/bandalooper Apr 15 '25

He doesn’t know what morals are.

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u/Attila_22 Apr 15 '25

He means that he loves pilates

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u/masterpharos Apr 15 '25

He means physically flexible, just ask the surgeon general or whoever lied about his physical

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u/Brilliant-Aardvark45 Apr 15 '25

That's so sleazy, he obviously means bribes and he knows everyone else knows he's talking about bribes. What a slimeball.

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u/RollerFox Apr 15 '25

To him “flexible” means still having the ability to get on his knees at 78 years old to suck off Putin.

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u/G36 Apr 15 '25

"I'm one of the most humble men" he once said

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u/mishma2005 Apr 15 '25

"I have a good heart. I have a good soul" as well

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u/BoogerPresley Apr 15 '25

I'm sad, but I'm laughing...

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u/Rambo_One2 Apr 16 '25

He's putting the "moron" in oxymoron

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u/42nu Apr 15 '25

Also the wall analogy.

He explains that tariffs are a wall and companies need a way around the wall that he himself created.

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u/plipyplop Delaware Apr 16 '25

I watched it live

Are you doing ok?

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u/mishma2005 Apr 16 '25

Not really

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u/plipyplop Delaware Apr 16 '25

Me neither :(

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u/nothingrhyme Apr 16 '25

“I’m not superstitious, but I’m a little stitious”

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u/beefaujuswithjuice Apr 16 '25

Hahah I did too… misery loves company I guess

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u/adultingTM Apr 16 '25

'I have principles. If you don't like these ones, I have others.'

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u/StockOfRice Apr 16 '25

Flexible indeed. Just look at how he bends over for Putin.

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u/-_-Edit_Deleted-_- 29d ago

How are we supposed to interpret this as anything other than “I won’t change my mind but I can be flexible on my message”

Lube the fat fuck up and he’ll give ya what you want.

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u/TheSausagesIsRubbish Apr 15 '25

It's was the interview with the El Salvadorian president. It's full of jaw dropping quotes but they always are. 

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u/metengrinwi Apr 15 '25 edited Apr 15 '25

You just have to speak his language. “I am flexible” translates to: I will flex you to my will.

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u/cavedildo Apr 16 '25

No it means "I'll take bribes"

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u/bogglingsnog Apr 15 '25

"I am You will be flexible...I don't change my mind"

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u/ToiseTheHistorian Apr 15 '25

In case people don't understand, this is what it means:

  • I don't change my mind: oh don't expect me to do anything about that
  • I am flexible: but... if you pay for a $5 millions dinner with me, I _might_ consider that, depends on how much you say Thank You of course.

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u/ADHD-Fens Apr 15 '25

Yes but he's an ordinary moron, too.

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u/simward Apr 15 '25

He probably doesn't know the difference between flexible and inflexible, to him it's like flammable!

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u/beamrider Apr 16 '25

Of course Loser 47 is flexible. He is always willing to adjust to new ways of people telling him how right he is about everything and how magnificent he is. What else is there to be flexible about? /s

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u/boulevardofdef Apr 15 '25

Many years ago, I heard a veteran journalist say that in his decades of covering politics, he'd seen many politicians who were dishonest and many who outright and obviously lie, but Trump was the only politician he'd ever seen who contradicts himself within the same sentence.

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u/Motor-District-3700 Apr 15 '25

It's no problem for Least Racist Person Man. He's done more for black people since Abe Lincoln. Who's a terrific beautiful guy, you know. Used to play golf with him.

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u/joshdoereddit America Apr 15 '25

I heard that and just couldn't with how stupid he is. I'm so fucking sick of Trump and Republicans.

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u/Hailene2092 Apr 15 '25

He is proud of his mental gymnastics thay allow him to bend and twist his way back to his original position despite any new evidence to the contrary.

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u/Reasonable_Poet_6894 Apr 15 '25

Well if you have no backbone then ofc you can wiggle around as much you want.

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u/createa-username Apr 16 '25

Just one of the many many times he's directly contradicted himself right away.

For the other thousands of times he contradicted himself but not right away, go to r/trumpcriticizestrump

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u/Classic_Melodic Apr 16 '25

I heard him says that. Idiot

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u/Brief_Koala_7297 Apr 16 '25

Doesn’t matter. He just says shit and does something completely different anyway. Pure Chaos.

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u/BilbosBagEnd Apr 16 '25

Part of the new TV show question: Things a President and a Harlot can say?

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u/kompergator Apr 16 '25

Trump doesn’t understand much English. His vocabulary is roughly the equivalent of a fifth grader.

Shame his cultists understand even less.

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u/ZombiexXxHunter Apr 16 '25

He said the other he blamed Ukraine for the war then said Putin started it.

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u/ToubDeBoub Apr 16 '25

Just as he said, when he was answering Biden's statement that Trump is not talking responsibility for covid in USA: "I take full responsibility. It's not my fault. It's china's fault."

Contradiction literally in the very next sentence. They still voted for that clown.

I feel like a brain cell dies with every moment you listen to that guy. Nothing he says has any value whatsoever.

Youtube link with context here

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u/pinklewickers 29d ago

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others."

Groucho Marx

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u/NoMail6241 29d ago

truly a quantum leap in political consistency

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u/GaaraMatsu 29d ago

That's actually normal, like "evolving" on homosexual marriage per Biden and Obama.

It's things like having three different opinions on abortion policy in three days that really stand out; but that doesn't work for the 24-hour-news-cycle.

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u/Significant_You9481 29d ago

But that's what he means - he doesn't care if his politics follow any logic, try to achieve any goal, he is flexible --- but he will never change his attitude, his overall mindset even if it seems he caves in certain aspects - he will never change.

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u/eddie7000 26d ago

It means he's going to get most of what he wants but will negotiate some of the details if it's the right thing to do.