Canada, Greenland, Mexico, etc - USA Tariffs / Trade War commencing March 2025 #5

[Lilibet]

I was reading about exports from Arkansas ... China being one of their significant export customers, and Canada and Mexico being their largest export customers. Link

The reason I was reading about their income perhaps being affected by tariffs is because of this.

Trump denies aid for Arkansas after storms that killed more than 40 people

It’s especially odd for Trump to deny aid to Arkansas since the governor was once his press Secretary.

Given the scale of the disaster, the state’s Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee, requested federal disaster aid as a part of an emergency declaration. That request was later denied by the Trump administration.

 

[IzzyBlanche]

It’s especially odd for Trump to deny aid to Arkansas since the governor was once his press Secretary.

Given the scale of the disaster, the state’s Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee, requested federal disaster aid as a part of an emergency declaration. That request was later denied by the Trump administration.

Loyalty only goes one way with Trump.

 

[slowpoke]

Article from Apr 24, Thursday

“Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,” the spokesman said.

(Commerce Ministry spokesman He Yadong)

China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs

China has denied any suggestion it's in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying any notion of progress in the matter is as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”

apnews.com

 

[Trooper]

Article from Apr 24, Thursday

“Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,” the spokesman said.

(Commerce Ministry spokesman He Yadong)

China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs

China has denied any suggestion it's in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying any notion of progress in the matter is as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”

apnews.com

There are a few possibilities here.. (1) Trump is lying thru his falsely white teeth , this is the scenario I am most at home with, considering his penchant for blatant lying. or... (2) he is actually talking to someone he thinks is a Chinese representative... god alone knows what crazy he will come up with out of that delusion. He might imagine he's just bought the Forbidden Palace in Beijing.. who knows what fantasy he can convince himself of....

 

[Lilibet]

Article from Apr 24, Thursday

“Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,” the spokesman said.

(Commerce Ministry spokesman He Yadong)

China denies any suggestion it is currently in talks with the US over tariffs

China has denied any suggestion it's in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying any notion of progress in the matter is as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”

apnews.com

BBM

I wonder if Mr He Yadong is a Donovan fan.

https://genius.com/Donovan-catch-the-wind-lyrics

 

[indicolite22]

There are a few possibilities here.. (1) Trump is lying thru his falsely white teeth , this is the scenario I am most at home with, considering his penchant for blatant lying. or... (2) he is actually talking to someone he thinks is a Chinese representative... god alone knows what crazy he will come up with out of that delusion. He might imagine he's just bought the Forbidden Palace in Beijing.. who knows what fantasy he can convince himself of....

In the Time interview he claimed that Xi called him and added that it wasn't a sign of weakness. At the same time he stated that he wouldn't call Xi. So he isn't talking about any representative but the president himself.

 

[Trooper]

In the Time interview he claimed that Xi called him and added that it wasn't a sign of weakness. At the same time he stated that he wouldn't call Xi. So he isn't talking about any representative but the president himself.

He's lying then. Or he is under the impression, because he is ga-ga, that Xi actually has contacted him. Either way, it doesn't bode well.

 

[indicolite22]

He's lying then. Or he is under the impression, because he is ga-ga, that Xi actually has contacted him. Either way, it doesn't bode well.

IMO it's lying. Trump must be desperate to be seen like he's in control. I can't image blatant lies being tolerated by any politician from the other side. For Trump, lying is part of deal making. If others did it, it would be incompetence and criminality.

 

[Yellowbelly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915868968834773379

'the Constitution doesn’t envision a term three for President Trump or any president.'

How long do we give her before she gets the push for spouting such heresies.

 

[Yellowbelly]

It isn't BS in my opinion. This man has some serious cognitive issues. He can't remember anything he has said except the incongruous lies.

The incompetence is astounding. He seems to believe tariffs are making the USA billions of dollars. I'd be willing to bet that he can't even write the numeral for one billion.

MHO

When I read it, I wondered if anybody else would make the obvious point about cognitive issues. There's no way his brain lasts another four years.

 

[Yellowbelly]

Dbm

 

[Yellowbelly]

I was reading about exports from Arkansas ... China being one of their significant export customers, and Canada and Mexico being their largest export customers. Link

The reason I was reading about their income perhaps being affected by tariffs is because of this.

Trump denies aid for Arkansas after storms that killed more than 40 people

Will Arkansas have enough money to help their people?

And Arkansas is a relatively poor state full of MAGA types. If he wont life a finger to help even them, who will he help?

 

[indicolite22]

And Arkansas is a relatively poor state full of MAGA types. If he wont life a finger to help even them, who will he help?

His donors? He owes them. Musk is not too happy with the tariffs though. At least Trump posed as a car salesman for him.

 

[indicolite22]

'the Constitution doesn’t envision a term three for President Trump or any president.'

How long do we give her before she gets the push for spouting such heresies.

She will change the tune as many times as she is told to.

 

[Lilibet]

Old cartoons show the politics of tariffs and their results.

The Hidden Cost of Tariffs

And Why Consumers End Up with the Empty Glass

forgottenfiles.substack.com

 

[LovesPeace2]

He sounds very determined to find a way to violate the constitution and continue as supreme ruler of the USA.

His answers are nonsense, as usual.

 

[LoveyG]

Also from the Time interview (link above):

Q: Your trade adviser, Peter Navarro, says 90 deals in 90 days is possible. We're now 13 days into the point from when you lifted the reciprocal, the discounted reciprocal tariffs. There's zero deals so far. Why is that?

A: No, there’s many deals.

Q: When are they going to be announced?

A: You have to understand, I'm dealing with all the companies, very friendly countries. We're meeting with China. We're doing fine with everybody. But ultimately, I've made all the deals.

Q: Not one has been announced yet. When are you going to announce them?

A: I’ve made 200 deals.

Q: You’ve made 200 deals?

A: 100%.

When asked with whom the deals have been made, he just repeats the department store analogy and complains how the US has been ripped off by "almost every country in the world".

Insanity. It's well past time for article 25, MOO.

 

[LoveyG]

He sounds very determined to find a way to violate the constitution and continue as supreme ruler of the USA.

His answers are nonsense, as usual.

Yes, but maybe the worst of it is that he is surrounded by people who are doing their damnedest to make it happen. All the actual lawyers and actual financial people in his menagerie who are fluffing him and making him think he is ok, no brilliant, to do these things. Every bit as twisted as he is, if not more so, since they know better. He could not do any of it on his own. He is not a smart man.

 

[LoveyG]

It's hard to know how to handle this effectively and correctly. Certainly, if Canada stopped exporting energy into the US, there would no longer be a trade deficit, but would it make any difference? Countries without trade deficits are being treated badly by Trump too.

How does Canada show Trump that the US economy relies on our Canadian resources, other than by taking them away and waiting for the fallout? Meanwhile it is ordinary American people who would suffer. Somehow, I don't think it is helpful when Canada behaves like a jerk.

I have no doubt that Trump plans to turn the American people into Canada haters to facilitate an invasion and theft of what he needs in Canada. It is classic Fascist behaviour.

Snip: "I have no doubt that Trump plans to turn the American people into Canada haters to facilitate an invasion and theft of what he needs in Canada. It is classic Fascist behaviour."

FWIW, I have heard absolutely no person (outside of the White House lunatics) say anything disparaging about Canada or Canadians. I have only heard people expressing support of our friends/neighbors.

 

[LoveyG]

It’s especially odd for Trump to deny aid to Arkansas since the governor was once his press Secretary.

Given the scale of the disaster, the state’s Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee, requested federal disaster aid as a part of an emergency declaration. That request was later denied by the Trump administration.

I think not odd. He has no friendships and Arkansas is a 'loser' state because they cost the Fed more than they pay in taxes. As he has said many times, he doesn't back losers. Maybe he's punishing them.

All MOO.

(for clarity, I'm not saying Arkansas is a loser state. I'm projecting that onto Trump)