Trump said that while “150 countries” were seeking to make deals with the U.S., it was “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us.”

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    10 hours ago

    “not possible to meet the number of people that want to see us” has the same energy as “it’s not possible for you to meet my girlfriend because she lives in Canada.”

  • lemmy_acct_id_8647@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    [Republicans] say US will set new tariff rates for countries, skirting negotiations.

    Don’t forget it’s a whole party. Never forget and never let anyone else when he inevitably is gone. We need to stay on point.

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    18 hours ago

    It’s strange that they were not prepared to meet with 150 counties simultaneously. It’s almost like they could have noticed just how many would come calling when they were at Staples printing out that silly list Trump was hugging.

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      11 hours ago

      I’d like for him to tell us which 150 countries are so eager to talk. Russia, El Salvador and? Everybody else seems to be busy making new deals that specifically don’t include the US.

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    20 hours ago

    It is “not possible to meet with the number of people that want to see us” in the way that it is “not possible to meet with” 0 people, I guess.

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    21 hours ago

    Get in on the grift. Short the market, then open longs when he’s about to bend the knee. Good chance he’ll tweet directly few hours before the pump so everyone has a chance to load their bags.

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    24 hours ago

    He claimed on Fox News that the China deal had to be done because China was about to crumble without the US.