Look who blinked first....
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BartenderElite
Verified User
He has no idea what he's doing.
gfm7175
Mega MAGA
Translation: Trump purposely set the bar very high, knowing all along that he would immediately receive a plethora of "let's make a deal" phone calls, and is now willing to "make a deal" on his 'very high bar' terms.
Translation: Trump knows better than anyone how to get beneficial results.
BTW: tariffs on China increased yet again.
gfm7175
Mega MAGA
Translation: BartenderElite has no idea what Trump is so masterfully doing.
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ZenMode
Well-known member
2 days ago there was no chance of a 90 day pause. Today is a 90 day pause. Trump blinked.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
He knew exactly what he was doing. It’s how one negotiates.
Initially set the bar unrealistically high , then see what kind of deal can be made.
Last president that kinda did that was Reagan.
Trump is like Reagan on steroids.
He backed out. That is not winning. He was distressed by the stock market and the money it was costing his wealthy bosses. it is spreading to employment. It is bad enough that he is attacking SS and Medicare. Now he has wealthy and poor people wondering what his next stumble step would be.
BartenderElite
Verified User
He blinked.
The markets are dictating this decision. It's obvious he didn't anticipate how much they'd go down, and he's trying to reverse course.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
For now. It does appear he’s going to get some concessions from some trading partners.
Would you consider that bad?
BartenderElite
Verified User
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
So he’s more flexible than you thought.
Is that bad?
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
And you think that’s permanent. lol
BartenderElite
Verified User
Yep. It means he didn't anticipate the market reaction to what he was doing.
It means he's reckless. But we knew that.
BartenderElite
Verified User
Who knows?
You don't. I don't. We're conditioned to think the market will always rebound eventually - but world economics & America's place in it are changing.
In the meantime, a $6T loss likely means layoffs. And we're also likely due for higher inflation.
Why do you trust Trump on this? Very few economists agree w/ what he's doing, and most economists & banks are now forecasting that a Recession is more likely than not.
volsrocks
Verified User
Nope
If I price my 30000.00 classic car at 50000.00 firm
But agree to talk about a lower price with someone does not mean I am weak because I started out way high to begin with
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
Yes we did. I don’t agree with his methodology.
I do think we’ll eventually get more favorable trade deals, regardless.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
You can’t put in more simple terms than that. But marxists are clueless when it comes to negotiating so they’ll never understand. May as well try to teach pigs to fly.
I’m not crazy about Trump but I have no doubt there are very few that are as good at negotiating deals than him.