Trump Wants to Start His Trade War Tomorrow

[DonViejo]

Source: PoliticalWire




Trump Wants to Start His Trade War Tomorrow

March 7, 2018 at 10:28 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“President Trump wants to sign a presidential proclamation tomorrow to set his steel and aluminum tariffs in motion,” Axios reports.

“Trump is impatient and he wants to act — or at least be seen as acting. He got fed up with staff, especially Gary Cohn and Rob Porter, not giving him his tariffs on steel and aluminum. And some of Trump’s nationalist-minded advisers are telling him these tariffs will help turn out voters in the upcoming special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district.”

“Keep in mind that this is what Trump has been telling staff he wants. These days — and in this White House — nothing is set in stone. Besides, the White House lawyers have been working overtime on these tariffs and sources tell me nothing is certain when it comes to timing.”

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[RandySF]

1. It will last until March 14

[dalton99a]

2. Cohn is gone and out of the way.

Crazy Navarro is now in charge

[Nitram]

3. Conservatives are dead-set against these generally-imposed tariffs. They want "targetted" tariffs

aimed specifically at China, and they don't want tariffs against our allies, Canada and Germany. Of course, China will find a way to get around tariffs by going through a third country. NPR reported that 75% of aluminum and steel in the US is domestic, so it's only an issue for metal workers who have been laid off. Like those in Pennsylvania's 18th District.

[Kittycow]

6. A trade war with China could hurt farm sector.

I read that China buys up to 60% of soybean exports but is holding back for now on any retaliation.

[SFnomad]

4. This is what tRump reminds me of ....

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. or

[C Moon]

5. Putin is getting impatient, and

Trump wants the word "war" while he's in office, in any form he can get.

[duforsure]

7. Putin's reasoning

To sow chaos, then have trump go after both mexico and canada for their resources like he's done in cremea, or conflict, again like trump claimed he liked yesterday. I'm not buying anything until he's out of office.