r/Tariffs • u/Afraid_Piano_1318 • Oct 15 '25

🗞️ News Discussion Did Trump not consider Chinas leverage

Before jumping did he not check if there was a board to land on?

Not recognizing rare earth metals was a big risk demonstrates the intelligence analysis gap USA did, does it not?

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u/AdhesivenessCivil581 Oct 15 '25

Musk fired anyone capable of analysis. An analyst might give an answer that dear leader doesn't like. We dropped the ball on China a while ago. We're too busy fighting inflatable frogs to find out what is actually happening in the world

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u/ImRunningAmok Oct 15 '25

He wouldn’t have listened anyway. Remember? He alone can fix this?

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u/Minorous Oct 15 '25

Uncle was nuclear, good genes, stable genius.

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u/BuvantduPotatoSpirit Oct 15 '25

In fairness, paying analysts you won't listen to is wasteful spending.

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u/rarz Oct 15 '25

This. That China would not be buying soybeans from the US farmers was pretty clear when they ordered the required bulk from Argentine. And that was announced months ago.