Trump was told by Walmart etc., that unless he reduced the tariffs on China, they would have empty shelves in the near future. Wouldn't look good for Trump and his claims, so had to be dropped.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It seems that the admin fundamentally misunderstood the level of dependence on China when starting the trade war.

[–] badwetter@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@yogthos@lemmy.ml Yeah, Trump isn't a deep thinker. I read an article the other day from a former insider confidante, who says that this is the troubling part of his persona — He's too emotional.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This moment will be taught in history books.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Or in the a.i. remake of Ferris Bueller's Day Off

[–] pullpush_actual@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Hello? Tech support? My tariffs aren't working.

Have you tried turning them on and off again?