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President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs rattled international stock markets before he placed them on a 90-day pause — but they also exposed new fractures within the administration — not just between officials who support tariffs and those who don’t, but within the pro-tariff camp itself: some see tariffs as a short-term tool to achieve free trade, while others want them made permanent.

In particular, two of Trump’s top advisers — Elon Musk and Peter Navarro — have engaged in an extremely public and personal feud.

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George Mattern1 year ago

We should keep in mind that sometimes Trump is playing Chess, but sometimes he is playing Poker. And we have to remember that he is trying to deconstruct a pathetic, absurd world in which foolish American politicians enriched an oppressive Communist regime for the sake of short-term benefits, offering the lame justification that they thought China would become more capitalistic if we treated them well and let them play in our sandbox. That was the stupidest idea ever! If a country with democratic values (small "d") grants enrichment and prosperity to a Communist country, the Communists don't become more democratic. Instead, the Communists just become STRONGER and MORE DETERMINED Communists!!! If you enable a junkie by giving him more drugs, HE BECOMES A BIGGER JUNKIE! If you enable Communists who are addicted to power, you just make them bigger power addicts by strengthening their tyrannical position!!! Shame on every American politician who thought that was a good idea!!!

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J.A. Breitenbach1 year ago

The view from a outer-space and with 20-20 hind sight is that those who want to rule the world must destroy it first and build back better. HMMMM... that sounds like a WEF maxium. Those graphics that reflect the world as mostly blue in 2020 and now mostly red in 2024 is the conclusion of the 1970's begining of the free trade solution to democratize China.

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Madelyn Flowers1 year ago

Highest earners avoid taxation by investing. That is good, but some tax should be paid. Just like those that earn less.

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J.A. Breitenbach1 year ago

However, IF tax could be done away with completely because we have strong production with sought after quality then it would be a win win for all.

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Jim Harmon1 year ago

Musk's petty comments aside, his opinions on tariffs are shared by many. Likewise, Navarro's. And the "tensions" among the President's inner circle are probably exaggerated. Nonetheless, that shows that the President's advisors are free to disagree, which ensures the President gets all sides of an issue, unlike the democratic party and their lockstep approach to legislation. They as well put cardboard cutouts in place of the left side of congress.

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Bob Hrebec1 year ago

President Trump is far smarter .... street smart .... than most ever thought. PHDs are fine but Trump has a sixth sense that you don't learn in school.

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Jim Ahern1 year ago

As usual, petty politics clog the news cycle. This comes down to equalized or at the very least a more fair taxation on (imports/exports). It doesn't get more complicated than that folks. It economically benefits America and tacks on the bonus of bringing a good chunk of manufacturing back to the states where it should be instead of being cheaply produced by a toxic Communist country like China.. Ask yourself, how would that remotely shake the markets?? And wake up guys, as an investor myself I can tell you that the everyday investor is not driving the market, that would be the paid shills on Wall Street artificially and by design tanking the market as we've seen this past week. They'll give you all kinds of bullshit analysis and predictions but it doesn't hold water when held up against the basic and positive principles of a fairly ran trade system..

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claude chase1 year ago

Focusing on just money and the balance between gains and losses of money is not the only issue here, in fact it's not even the most important issue at all. In all aspects, the future of America and the quality of life for it's citizens is far more important than just money. Trump is "I Think", negotiating many things at once, and so many voices saying they want him to explain his end goal so investors will know what to do is like saying you want your home-team high school football team to wear mic's in the huddle so everyone can hear their plans for the next play ! I for one trust Trump, I know he loves this country, and he is not going to hurt it: "Or Us !"

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J.A. Breitenbach1 year ago

I definitely put all bets on Trump and his art of this tariff deal! President Trump knows how to chum the waters and draw out the sharks...especially within his cabinet and auxilaries....if that is the drama is real and not hyped?