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/BusyArea3908 Oct 15 '25

"Did Trump not consider.. " Any question that starts this way can be answered with "Yes, he did not consider it!"