President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada officially took effect on Tuesday. This major move is meant to pressure America’s top trading partners but…
I don’t think it’s a distraction, Trump’s been talking about tariffs since he took office. And besides it seems clear he doesn’t give two shits about what people say.
It’s horrible, and looks like trump uses the tariffs as a distraction (still painful to everyone) to make media stop talking about Ukraine.
I see news that Zelenskyy will travel again to sign the deal, and my expectations are that they will still do something.
I don’t think it’s a distraction, Trump’s been talking about tariffs since he took office. And besides it seems clear he doesn’t give two shits about what people say.
He’s been threatening tariffs as a blunt weapon since 2016 (2015?). That’s how Mexico was going to pay for the wall.
The second aim is the redistribution the wealth from the poor to the rich.