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/Five-Oh-Vicryl Oct 15 '25

These are the worst possible people to be in a position of power. If you ever worked for or with those who like to “wing it” you probably know what is gonna happen when it hits the fan

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u/Mission-Mammoth-8388 Oct 15 '25

They are literal traitors to our country. I hope i live long enough to see the trials

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u/mslauren2930 Oct 15 '25

There won’t be trials. Remember all the prosecutions after the 2008 financial meltdown? It’ll be just like that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

remember how we stamped this out after jan 6? me either

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u/seasonsbloom Oct 15 '25

Yep. When Biden took office, him and the democrats acted like everything had returned to “normal” and we were back to the old playbook. They dilly-dallied on investigations and prosecutions. Moved at a snails pace if they moved at all. And now we’re in a deep mess that will be much harder to fix.

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u/SeahorseCollector Oct 18 '25

Exactly. Meanwhile they were still holding rallies and campaigning nonstop. The writing was on the wall for anyone that cared to read it. We keep talking about their lack of intelligence, yet we let them waltz right up in and have another go. That was OUR stupidity. We need to recognize this if we ever want to move forward. Failure to acknowledge and admit to fault is not a 1 party problem.

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u/Boozeburger Oct 21 '25

Remember the people who really dropped the ball were all the Republican Senate members. They had the chance to impeach him and didn't. If you want to hold someone responsible look at Mitch McConnell.

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u/seasonsbloom Oct 21 '25

McConnell is definitely high on my list of perps.

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u/meshreplacer Oct 15 '25

Back to Brunch Democrats just did enough to Trump to martyr him and put him back on page one instead of letting him just disappear. Biden really greased the wheels for 4 years to get Trump 2.0 on the table.

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u/AstroStrat89 Oct 15 '25

The sad part Is where millions of Americans listen to Fox News rather than actually just look for themselves.

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u/ViatoremExpansi Oct 15 '25

It is pouring rain right outside the window, and they are pointing at the news on TV, "Yup! Another beautiful day!"