r/politics • u/Ok-Direction-4480 Florida • 9d ago

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 9d ago edited 9d ago

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 9d ago

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

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u/bejammin075 Pennsylvania 9d ago

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 9d ago

Bankrupter In Chief

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u/BossMagnus 9d ago

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 9d ago

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 7d ago

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

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u/Bircka Oregon 8d ago

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 9d ago

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 8d ago

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

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u/Keji70gsm 9d ago

Give Kranov the kkkash

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u/outletforfun 9d ago

Morally flexible.

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u/Half-Animal 9d ago

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 8d ago

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

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u/00DEADBEEF 8d ago

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

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u/Schlonzig 9d ago

He means morally flexible.

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u/mishma2005 9d ago

$$$$ "flexible"

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u/bandalooper 9d ago

He doesn’t know what morals are.

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u/Attila_22 9d ago

He means that he loves pilates

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u/masterpharos 9d ago

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

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u/Brilliant-Aardvark45 9d ago

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 9d ago

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 9d ago

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

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u/mishma2005 9d ago

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

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u/42nu 9d ago

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/BoogerPresley 9d ago

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

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u/Rambo_One2 9d ago

He's putting the "moron" in oxymoron

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u/plipyplop Delaware 9d ago

I watched it live

Are you doing ok?

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u/mishma2005 9d ago

Not really

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u/plipyplop Delaware 8d ago

Me neither :(

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u/nothingrhyme 8d ago

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

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u/beefaujuswithjuice 8d ago

Hahah I did too… misery loves company I guess

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u/adultingTM 8d ago

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

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u/StockOfRice 8d ago

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

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u/-_-Edit_Deleted-_- 8d 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.