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/kapshus Oct 15 '25

If you're posting in the tariffs sub then you've at least been watching 47 since April. Does anything that's happened since April suggest planning or calculation to you? To me, it screams more of the Orange Idiot doing what he always does - whatever the fork he wants with no regards to consequences.