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highplainsdem

(59,977 posts)
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:31 AM Apr 2025

Trump's China tariff is now at 145%

MeidasTouch message

🚨 NEWS: The White House confirms the tariff on Chinese imports is now 145%—not 125%.

Reminder: tariffs are taxes on imported goods, which means Americans end up paying more.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2025-04-10T15:08:33.861Z


which I checked against a couple of articles:

https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/u-s-slaps-145-tariff-on-china-in-sharpest-trade-escalation-yet

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/china-trump-tariffs-live-updates.html
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Trump's China tariff is now at 145% (Original Post) highplainsdem Apr 2025 OP
he is just pulling numbers out of his ass lapfog_1 Apr 2025 #1
Yup Coolgoober Apr 2025 #3
DOW's down almost 4% underpants Apr 2025 #5
Hunter Biden's laptop had preferred pronouns! Johonny Apr 2025 #6
😆 underpants Apr 2025 #10
Not buying it Coolgoober Apr 2025 #2
It's the greatest tariff ever! No one's ever done a tariff like this!!! underpants Apr 2025 #4
You can buy high flow shower heads again Johonny Apr 2025 #8
Sir, thank you SIR underpants Apr 2025 #9
Don't forget the tears of gratitude streaming down the faces of his grateful subjects. PA Democrat Apr 2025 #11
He seems to have a "thing" for water underpants Apr 2025 #12
Couldn't even buy a box of Staples on ebay CountAllVotes Apr 2025 #7
145% tariff with China,... magicarpet Apr 2025 #13

lapfog_1

(31,642 posts)
1. he is just pulling numbers out of his ass
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:38 AM
Apr 2025

and having his "people" either short sell or buy ( on alternate days ) the market to steal billions from our 401ks and small investors and pension funds.

Coolgoober

(231 posts)
3. Yup
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:43 AM
Apr 2025

Yeah, and he's got a big ass! We'll, what I mean is he could just keep pulling numbers out and stealing at will.

Coolgoober

(231 posts)
2. Not buying it
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:38 AM
Apr 2025

Nobody is going to buy anything. Or is it ' Everybody is going to buy nothing'. Either way.

Johonny

(25,415 posts)
8. You can buy high flow shower heads again
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:17 AM
Apr 2025

At twice the price as yesterday. Can Trump get a thank you.

underpants

(194,839 posts)
9. Sir, thank you SIR
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:21 AM
Apr 2025

Shower head manufacturers must be excited about their new costs to redo their designs and production.

underpants

(194,839 posts)
12. He seems to have a "thing" for water
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:26 AM
Apr 2025

He released a couple billion gallons in California that went nowhere and now this but reportedly he’s pretty stinky.

magicarpet

(18,457 posts)
13. 145% tariff with China,...
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 05:47 PM
Apr 2025

.... what is djt's next move having Kegsbreath Hegseth commence bombing mainland China in the morning ?

These guys just love to flex their muscles to prove to the world what tough guys they are and alpha male macho men.

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