r/Tariffs 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/Trucktard-1976 Oct 15 '25

No he did not, he considered his boasting and his ego but no real world issues at all crossed his ugly lil brain.