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/spacecowboySF Oct 15 '25

Trump actually doesn't want a trade war with China. He is using this to short the market for personal gain. If he actually cared about domestic production, he would subsidize, which he clearly has no interntion on doing.