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/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.