Inside President Trump’s whirlwind decision to upend global trade

Story by Natalie Allison, Jeff Stein, Cat Zakrzewski, Michael Birnbaum 4/2/2025 WAPO1/4

Not long after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the administration’s economic staff went to work on a daunting task:determining tariff rates for dozens of countriesto fulfill the president’s campaign pledge of imposing “reciprocal” trade barriers.

After weeks of work, aides from several government agencies produced a menu of options meant to account for a wide range of trading practices, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Instead, Trump personally selected aformula that was based on two simple variables — the trade deficit with each country and the total value of its U.S. exports, said two of the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to recount internal talks. While precisely who proposed that option remains unclear, it bears somestriking similarities to a methodology published during Trump’s first administration by Peter Navarro, now the president’s hard-charging economic adviser. After its debut in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, the crude math drew mockery from economists as Trump’s new global trade war prompted a sharp drop in markets.

The president’s decision to impose tariffs on trillions of dollars of goods reflects two key factors animating his second term in office: his resolve to follow his own instincts even if it means bucking long-standing checks on the U.S. presidency,and his choice of a senior team that enables his defiance of those checks.

The process represented a stark departure from past administrations (yes it had to be, they did nothing for America). The White House used emergency powers to implement the tariffs, allowing officials to speed through deliberations and limit input from corporations and foreign leaders.

After deliberations that went late into Tuesday,Trump didn’t decide on the final plan until about 1 p.m. Wednesday— less than three hours ahead of his Rose Garden announcement.

Inside and outside the White House, advisers say Trump is unbowed even as the world reels from the biggest increase in trade hostilities in a century.They say Trump is unperturbed by negative headlines or criticism from foreign leaders. He is determined to listen toa single voice — his own— to secure what he views as his political legacy. Trump has long characterized import duties as necessary to revive the U.S. economy, at one point calling tariffs “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.”

“He’s at the peak of just not giving a f- anymore,” said a White House official with knowledge of Trump’s thinking.“Bad news stories? Doesn’t give a f-.He’s going to do what he’s going to do. He’s going to do what he promised to do on the campaign trail.”

In Trump’s first term, top aides including Gary Cohn, then the director of the National Economic Council, and Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary, successfully constrained Trump’s tariff agenda.

Aides frequently sought to steer Trump in particular directions during heated Oval Office conversations, according to current and former officials. Trump’s White House then was beset by internal quarrels that spilled into public view,his team of advisers not just clashing on matters of personality but over deep ideological differences.

“In the first term,” a senior White House official said,“everyone thought they were president.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/inside-president-trump-s-whirlwind-decision-to-blow-up-global-trade/ar-AA1Cji8h

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This time, there was far less internal fighting.The president’s team mounted remarkably little dissentto a sweeping overhaul of trade policy, according to interviews with more than a dozen people inside and outside the administration, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to reflect private talks.

Among those involved in crafting options for country-specific tariff formulas were officialsfrom the White House National Economic Council, the Commerce Department, the Council of Economic Advisers and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, people familiar with the matter said.

Early on, staff from thetrade office spent weeks calling U.S. firms operating abroad to learn the precise challenges they faced in foreign countries, and his administration officials studied how foreign countries’ policies, such as their currency practices, affected their trade with the United States. Numerous more sophisticated approaches were developed than the one Trump selected, people familiar with the matter said.

Ultimately, however, they treated Trump as the final decider of the merits of each policy.

In the room with Trump as he deliberated the tariff plan was a group oftop White House advisers on economic issues: Navarro, Trump’s senior trade counselor; Scott Bessent, the treasury secretary; Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary; Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative; Stephen Miller, the deputy chief of staff for policy; Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council; and Vice President JD Vance. Chief of Staff Susie Wiles was also in meetings. Hassett was not present for the final meeting Wednesday.

Navarro, consistent with his longtime position on tariffs, was the loudest championof taking aggressive measures. Miller and Vance in particular, said a person with knowledge of the discussions, continually expressed deference to Trump’s preferences — reiterating that they were in favor of whatever the president wanted to do.Bessent, a hedge fund manager who some on Wall Street had hoped would serve as a potential ally in restraining the president’s tariffs, had made clear even before he was nominated that he would support Trump’s trade agenda==, The Washington Post and other outlets have previously reported.

“In theirrecruiting process, they made sure it would only be people who were totally Trumpers, because in the first administration, there was a lot of trouble with people quitting, writing bad books, things like that,” saidWilbur Ross, who served as commerce secretary during Trump’s first term.“The people now have been confirmed as true Trumpers.”

Trump seems to believe that a more loyal White House team is ultimately a more effective one.(what a stupid statement by WaPo). But as the now-unrestrained president’s ideas on trade wreak havoc on the global economy, evensome of his allies have expressed deepening confusion and alarm(Ted Cruz he should shut up, he’s an attorney not an economist). Two days after the momentous rollout, financial markets continued to reel.

For a month preceding what the White House branded “Liberation Day,” Trump and the tariff working group had been briefed a couple of times a week about the matter, though preliminary discussions about the viability of different options began during the transition.

“There were a lot of options put in front of him. I think he just needed time to go through each one and pick out the ones he wanted,” the senior White House official said. “And thegreat thing is that the team made everything interchangeable, so it was just a matter of him picking and choosing which ones he wanted to do.”

Key allies were left in the dark about critical potential details — in part because not even the president’s team knew what Trump would ultimately decide.

(No one could leak! Excellent!)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/inside-president-trump-s-whirlwind-decision-to-blow-up-global-trade/ar-AA1Cji8h

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As late as last week,senior House Republican lawmakers were also unawareof even the broad strokes of what tariffs Trump would land on, according to two people in close communication with lawmakers. Some GOP lawmakers were still seeking answers about the tariff measures that had been announced the preceding week, the people said.

Members of Congress who had been at the White House on Wednesday were among thosereporting back to officials at the Chamber of Commerce, (the Chamber of Commerce that colluded with Bidan, Pharma, left and right that successfully stole the 2020 election) the nation’s biggest business lobby, that they still didn’t know Trump’s final plan.

CEOs from major retail companies had met with top Cabinet officialsin recent weeks, including Lutnick, Bessent, Greer and Hassett, trying to get a sense of the president’s plans and to express their concerns about the impact the levies could have on the cost of apparel and other goods, one person said.

“It was really hard to navigate,” the person said. Information was limitedbecause “the president was making his own decisions on this.”

PhRMA, an industry group representing pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer(colluded with CoC to steal 2020), tried to communicate its concerns in meetings at all levels of government, including with Lutnick.

The task was “challenging” for industry groupsbecause it wasn’t clear which Trump official was leading the process, said one person familiar with the conversations, who questioned whether “the dots are fully connected internally within the administration” and whether federal agencies were in communication with each other.

The 11th-hour nature of the debate gave business leaders hopethat the White House would pursue lower tariffs, said a person familiar with meetings between the administration and industry leaders.

Ultimately, CEOs across industries were shocked by the extent of the tariffs.Retail executives were surprised by the methodology the White House used to calculate the rates, the person said. Somecompanies were gaming out what they anticipated would be the worst-case scenario. Thefinal numbers were “two times worse” than what one business had mapped out.

Foreign leaders were similarly baffled and scrambling for answers.

In meetings with trade partners in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s tariff announcement,White House trade officials demanded what they called “term sheets,” a phrase borrowed from the business world referring to deal negotiations.

But unlike a business deal where both parties negotiate and there is some back and forth,the White House was simply demanding lists of concessions, according to one foreign diplomat deeply involved in the conversations, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to frankly discuss how the White House operated in the sensitive talks. The diplomat saidTrump officials wanted regulations and other barriers to be wiped awayto boost U.S. goods and services being sold abroad.

Foreign trade negotiators have been flummoxed by the White House strategyand occasional mixed messages coming from Trump and his top lieutenants. At times, U.S. officials appeared focused on pushing back on foreign tariffs,leading their foreign counterparts to wonder whether they could avoid U.S. tariffsby cutting their own, a development that would lead to more free trade, not less of it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/inside-president-trump-s-whirlwind-decision-to-blow-up-global-trade/ar-AA1Cji8h

>>22876063

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But at other moments,U.S. leaders appeared more focused on fundamentally reshaping global tradeand the U.S. economy by breaking the generations-long U.S. dependence on imports. If that is the strategy, no amount of negotiation from other nations can shift tariffs, the diplomat said.

Amid the confusion, foreign capitals around the world have been consulting with each otherto try to understand the U.S. strategy and themes — a level of coordination among countries that are nominally competitors but that have been driven together by Trump’s aggressive policies, the diplomat said.

“It’s not clear what they want to achieve,” the diplomat said, adding that foreign trade partners felt they had little ability to sway the conversation. “I don’t think that they listen to foreigners. I think they listen to their own businesses.”

TheWhite House demanded that Britain and India change their health and sanitation rulesto make it easier to export U.S. agricultural products. In Brazil, India and Europe,they targeted digital regulationsthat have entangled U.S. tech giants. And there has beenan effort to sweep away barriers for U.S. carmakerswherever they exist, the diplomat said.

Countries tried to offer up policy changes ahead of time to spare themselves from the worst of the tariffs, not always successfully. India’s government last week announced plans to scrap a 6 percent tax on the advertising revenue of foreign companies.The country was still hit with a 26 percent tariff, based on a formula that didn’t take into account the country’s policy change.

The confusion may reflect in part how quickly the planning came together, even to the last moment. Throughout the day Tuesday, Trump and his advisers on tariffs met morning, afternoon and evening, with the final discussion of the day continuing late into the night. They resumed about 11 a.m. Wednesday, with some details still needing to be finalized.

Lutnick, who was clutching a large poster board sign in the Rose Garden ahead of Trump’s remarks, had been tasked with the printing of the visual aids Trump displayed there — though the breezy conditions Wednesday afternoon prevented them all from being displayed.

White House spokesman Kush Desai saidTrump had assembled “the best and brightest economic team in modern history” to develop the tariff plan.

“Instead of prioritizing special interests,President Trump once again acted in the best interest of our country and our citizenswhen he made his decision on reciprocal tariffs,” Desai said in a statement to The Post.

From the time the White House began planning the logistics of Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement last week, advisers were set on staging it in the Rose Garden.It would be Trump’s first public event there during his second term. White House aides also arranged for the gathering to feature scores of theworking-class voters who twice had propelled Trump to the presidency, and who Trump has insisted will benefit in the long term from his tariff plan. The crowd was filled with men and women in blue jeans, neon work vests and hard hats, astark contrast with the attire of guests at most White House events.

Even Trump’s own team — a day after the announcements — was inconsistent on how to discuss the tariffs’ effects.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday in an interview with NewsNation that “there’s not going to be any pain” for American workers, even as financial markets reeled and people worried about rising costs.

In an interview on Fox News the same day,Vance appeared to acknowledge the short-term impact that the tariffscould have on Americans, warning that they would not feel economic relief overnight. “Yes, this is a big change. I’m not going to shy away from it, but we needed a big change,” the vice president said.

Meanwhile, Trump compared the impact to an operation. An hour before the stock market fell upon opening, he declared on Truth Social that the patient was “HEALING.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/inside-president-trump-s-whirlwind-decision-to-blow-up-global-trade/ar-AA1Cji8h

The No Leaks Plan Worked

>>22876069

This is a stupid comment,Trump has been shouting from the rooftops that all of them had to reduce tariffs because they were ripping us off for 40 years. And this is a diplomat saying this!

“It’s not clear what they want to achieve,” the diplomat said, adding that foreign trade partners felt they had little ability to sway the conversation. “I don’t think that they listen to foreigners. I think they listen to their own businesses.”

>>22875300, >>22875369 Missile Strike on Kyiv Kills One Amid ‘Massive’ AttackPN, bullshit from Moscow Times and U.S. Press

6 Apr, 2025 19:43

Lots of US companies asking to come back to Russia – Putin envoy

Moscow will prioritize joint ventures and domestic firms, Kirill Dmitriev has said

A large number of US firms that left Russia due to political pressure are asking to come back, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s investment envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has said.

Many US and European companies pulled out of Russia after a wave of unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West in the wake of the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.

“We see a large number of requests from American companies, in the energy sector, in many other areas,” the investment banker told Russia 1 TV in a Sunday interview on the results of his recent visit to Washington.

Moscow gives priority to domestic businesses and joint ventures with foreign firms, added Dmitriev, who is also the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

“They can only come where Russia will welcome them because the priority is both for Russian companies and for joint partnerships with foreign companies,” he said.

“The focus on joint partnerships is the most correct focus in further movement with those American businesses that are truly interested in working in Russia.”

During the course of histalks with the US, he “discussed a large number of joint potential investment projects in rare earth metals, in the Arctic, and in the LNG sector,” Dmitriev said.

He expressed “cautious optimism” about a further thaw in US-Russian relations, and said that new contacts are expected next week.

Some 150 American companies are still active in Russia, despite political pressure to leave, Dmitriev said.

The US companies that left will not find their return easy, as a number of their former market niches have been filled by Russian companies, the envoy told Reuters in February.

https://www.rt.com/russia/615313-us-companies-want-return-russia/

The Moscow Times is an Anti Putin, pro Ukraine paper. For some reason they are allowed to publish this nonsense.

Ask yourself this question, would Putin and Russia do this while the his Investment Envoy is meeting with DC, two days ago and will go back in a couple of days?

Would Putin do this when he promised he would not break the ceasefire with Kiev, even they have attacked Russian Infrastructure at least 9 times since the ceasefire to not hit infrastructure?

Would Russia do this when American Military equipment and manpower have satellites watching both countries?

Would Russia do this when they can negotiate the biggest joint investment with the U.S. of all time?

Now ask yourself this, would Ukraine do this or spread propaganda like this since the U.S. and Russia are having regular meetings on solving the issueand planning for future joint financial success, while Ukraine still refuses to sign a minerals deal. If any bombs landed they came from with Ukraine. Notice the few if any died. Ukraine and Zelensky is trying to stop Trump Admin from working with Russia, that much easier to work with!

Two MPs 'astounded' after being denied entry to Israel

10 hours ago

Abtisam Mohamed (left) and Yuan Yang have now left the country

Two Labour MPs say they are "astounded" to have been denied entry to Israel while on a trip to visit the occupied West Bank.

Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang said it was "vital" parliamentarians were able to witness the situationin the occupied Palestinian territory first-hand.

They were refused entry because they intended to "spread hate speech" against Israel, the nation's population and immigration authority said.

==Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticised Israeli authorities=•, describing the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning".

But Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Israel had a right to "control its borders", adding it was "significant" there were Labour MPs other countries did not want to let in.

Yang, the MP for Earley and Woodley, and Mohamed, the MP for Sheffield Central, flew to Israel from London Luton Airport with two aides on Saturday afternoon.

The Israeli immigration authority saidInterior Minister Moshe Arbel denied entry to all four passengers after they were questioned. It accused them of travelling to "document the security forces".==

The Israeli embassy in London said in a statement on Saturday that the country "will not allow the entry of individuals or entities that act against the state and its citizens".

It said Mohamed and Yang had "accused Israel of false claims" and were "actively involved in promoting sanctions against Israeli ministers".

It also said they had supported campaigns aimed at boycotting the country "at a time when Israel is at war and under attack on seven fronts". The UK Foreign Office said the group was part of a parliamentary delegation. However, Israel's immigration authority said the delegation had not been acknowledged by an Israeli official.

The Israeli embassy said the MPs "were offered hotel accommodation, which they declined" and the cost of their return flight to the UK was covered. Israel's Interior Ministry said the MPs left the country early on Sunday.

Mohamed and Yang said their trip had been organised with UK charitiesthat had "over a decade of experience in taking parliamentary delegations"."We are two, out of scores of MPs, who have spoken out in Parliament in recent months on the Israel-Palestine conflict and the importance of complying with international humanitarian law," the MPs said in a joint statement.

"Parliamentarians should feel free to speak truthful in the House of Commons, without fear of being targeted." Lammy said the Foreign Office had been in touch with both MPs to offer support, adding: "I have made clear to my counterparts in the Israeli government that this is no way to treat British parliamentarians."

The Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians - the latter of which is a registered UK charity - said in a joint statement that they had organised the trip."This visit was part of that long-standing programme," they said.

"When questioned, the group was clear, open and transparent about the aims and objectives of the visit, which included visiting a range of projects run by humanitarian and development organisations operating in the West Bank. "The group had informed the UK consul general in Jerusalem of their visit and was planning to meet with them as part of the itinerary."

Both Yang and Mohamed - who were first elected in 2024 - have made several interventions on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Parliament.In February, Mohamed initiated a cross-party letter, signed by 61 MPs and lords, calling for a ban on goods from Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory, citing an opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

She has also criticised Israel for withholding humanitarian aid from Gaza, telling the House of Commons in October that international law "prohibits the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare", and has mentioned humanitarian organisations' claims of "ethnic cleansing" in Gaza.

In January, Yang spoke in favour of bringing sanctions against Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, after they suggested building Israeli settlements in northern Gaza to encourage Palestinians to leave. She has also highlighted the dangerous conditions journalists and medical professionals face while in the Palestinian territory.

When asked about Israel's decision, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg thatcountries "should be able to control their borders".

"Israel is badly advised to try and alienate them, to humiliate them and to treat them in this way," she told the programme. "I think that it's an insult to Britain and I think it's an insult to Parliament."…Blah, Blah, Blah a lot of outrage, what did they expect?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9133z2v30o

6 Apr, 2025 18:29

EU preparing response to Trump tariffs – Reuters

Brussels is set to vote on counter-tariffs next week, with a tentative start date of mid-April, according to the agency

The European Commission will propose a list of US goods to target with additional tariffsin response to sweeping new ones imposed by the United States, Reuters wrote on Sunday citing sources.

In a fundamental overhaul of trade policy, US President Donald Trump announced a minimum 10% tariff on all imports, along with additional “reciprocal” duties on dozens of countries he accuses of unfair trade imbalances with the United States. EU exports were hit harder, facing a 20% rate. Trump argued that many nations were “ripping off” America through “harmful policies like currency manipulation and exorbitant value-added taxes.”

The EU’s planned counter-tariffs would cover up to $28 billion worth of US products, according to Reuters.The list includes meat, cereals, wine, wood, clothing, chewing gum, dental floss, vacuum cleaners, and toilet paper.(that’s a weird list)

One product drawing particular attention is bourbon, which the European Commission has marked for a 50% tariff, prompting Trump to threaten a 200% counter-tariff on European alcoholic beverages.

The main aimof Monday’s meeting is“to emerge with a united message of a desire to negotiate with Washingtona removal of tariffs, but a readiness to respond with countermeasures if that failed,” according to EU diplomats quoted by Reuters.

Despite a range of views among member states – France pushing for broader measures,Ireland calling for a “measured” response, and Italy questioning retaliation– the bloc is aiming to preserve unity. According to diplomats, the vote on tariffs is scheduled for April 9 and isexpected to pass unless a qualified majority unexpectedly opposes it.

After that, they will enter force in two stages: the first starting April 15 and the rest a month later.

“Our biggest fear after Brexit was bilateral deals and a break of unity, but through three or four years of negotiations that did not happen. Of course, here you have a different story, but everyone can see an interest in a common commercial policy,” one EU diplomat told the agency.

Tens of thousands of left-wing activists took to the streets across the US on Saturday to protest the tariffs and other policies of the Trump administration. The organizers of the “Hands Off!” protests claimed that over 1,400 rallies were held outside state capitols, federal buildings, city halls, and parks.

JPMorgan has increased its estimate of the likelihood of a global recession from 40% to 60% following Trump’s announcement of new tariffs. Bruce Kasman, their chief economist, stated, “The impact of this tax increase is expected to be amplified by factors such as retaliation, a decline in US business sentiment, and disruptions in the supply chain.”Bullshit

https://www.rt.com/news/615312-eu-response-tariffs-trump/

6 Apr, 2025 20:05

White House provides reason for not putting tariffs on Russia

Moscow and Washington are “in the middle” of Ukraine peace talks, White House Economic Council director Kevin Hassett has told ABC

US President Donald Trump’s administrationhas not imposed any tariffs on Russia in order not to jeopardize ongoing talkson settling the Ukraine conflict, White House Economic Council director Kevin Hassett has told ABC. (They did impose tariffs on Ukraine because they owe us $300 billion)

On Tuesday, the US president introduced new dues ranging from 10% to 50% on imported goods from dozens of nations, including China, EU member states, and Japan. The move was part of a broader strategy to promote American industry and correct what Trump described as “grossly unfair trade imbalances.” ==Russia, along with Belarus, Cuba, and North Korea, were absent from the list.=

When asked to explain why Moscow was left out, Hassett said, “There's obviously an ongoing negotiation with Russia and Ukraine,” adding that theWhite House did not want to “conflate the two issues.”

Pressed by ABC on whether it was the right thing to do, the economic council director maintained =it would not be wise to “put a whole bunch of new things on the table in the middle of a negotiation== that affects so many American and Ukrainian and Russian lives.”

Reporter George Stephanopoulos then claimed that negotiators “do that all the time,” butHasset responded by saying that it was “not appropriate to throw a new thing into these negotiations right in the middle of it. It’s just not.”

Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has been engaged in talks with Russia to end the Ukraine conflict.Both sides have described the process as productive, and US officials have hinted at a possible ceasefire in the foreseeable future. Moscow has repeatedly signaled it is open to a peaceful resolution as long as its interests and concerns are taken into account.

Earlier this week, US Treasury Secretary ScottBessent provided another explanationfor Washington’s decision not to include Russia in the tariff list, telling Fox News thatAmerica “does not trade meaningfully” with Moscow, and that sanctions are already “doing the work that tariffs would.”

American imports from Russia fell to approximately $3 billion in 2024, down 34.2% from the previous year, according to US government data.

The two nations are currently seeing a modest thaw in diplomatic contacts under the new Trump administration. Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special economic envoy and head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund, visited Washington this week for closed-door meetings with administration officials and business leaders in the highest-level Russian visit to the US since the start of the Ukraine conflict.

https://www.rt.com/news/615314-white-house-reason-tariffs-russia/

Russia already has over 70,000 sanctions on them.

‘I don't think you're going to see a big effect on the consumer in the U.S.’: Hassett

Slopodopoulis starts out with confrontation right off the bat

9:59

https://youtu.be/1Dp3SCUZ1_w

>>22876189

I love Hassert, he tells George he’s illogical

Sunday Talks: White House Senior Advisor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro

April 6, 2025 | Sundance |

White House Senior Advisor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro discusses the trade reset and tariff impact as it works through the process.

As visible and stated by the Trump team, the broad-based tariff approachwas designed to save time and create the environment where foreign countries, including those with bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)would come to President Trump in an effort to retain their interests. From there, new trade agreements would be structured.

Navarro rightly notes thatboth tariff and non-tariff barriers are designed to create a structural trade imbalance in their favor. The trade reset strategy is designed to confront these issues. Navarro also notes how Vietnam operates as case-study in the use of non-tariff barriers and simultaneously operates as a transnational shipping point for Chinese products. WATCH:

(Navarro showing up on the news, as representative of President Trump must piss off the DS, because he didn’t get killed in jail and neither did Bannon)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/sunday-talks-white-house-senior-advisor-for-trade-and-manufacturing-peter-navarro/

https://youtu.be/s3dv8FFTBSU

>>22876264

Navarro the non tariff cheating is not counted, they can reduce the tariffs but make it up from cheating

Sunday Talks: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent -vs- NBC Kirsten Welker

April 6, 2025 | Sundance |

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears on NBC to discuss the current MAGAnomic tariff program and global trade reset. Bessent outlines how thehistory of President Trump’s tariff approach toward China (’17-’19) did not result in higher consumer prices for goods from China.

Secretary Bessent, like the rest of the MAGAnomic team,cuts through the talking points with direct evidenceand analysis that destroys the preferred media narrative. Video and Transcript Below:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/sunday-talks-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-vs-nbc-kirsten-welker/

https://youtu.be/LO1X6N0MfKw

>>22876331

Welker couldn’t trick Bessent a 100x more brilliant mind than Welker. Interesting her and Slopoudopoulus asked the same stupid questions on different stations

Sunday Talks – Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick vs Insufferable Margaret Brennan

April 6, 2025 | Sundance |

Margaret Brennan is very worried about the penguins of the Heard and McDonald Island being able fill their orders for EUheavy industrial equipment, against the backdrop of President Trump’s 10% tariffs. Secretary Lutnick points out the issue of transnational shipping, as Brennan sits flummoxed.

That’s just one of the talking points from the ever-insufferable Margaret Brennan in this left-wing narrative engineering under the pretense of an interview. WATCH:

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/04/06/sunday-talks-commerce-secretary-howard-lutnick-vs-insufferable-margaret-brennan/

https://youtu.be/CNetIyK8CZE

>>22876458

Absolutely, she is the most insufferable, and she will never change. He says countries can ship stuff through those islands.

You would think American press would want America to win, their ads at paid by China, who is their boss? China

>>22876424

I hate this bitch, and I try not to hate anyone

>>22876458

You picked that up very fast. Excellent anon

Notable

>>22876446

mogulnoun

A person of the Mongolian race.

Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526 to 1857. Also, any of their descendents.

A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck.

==A great personage; magnate; autocrat.

"an industrial mogul"==

Similar: magnateautocrat

The sovereign of the empire founded in Hindustan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a lord; – sometimes only mogul or Moghul.

A rich or powerful person; a magnate.

A hump or bump on a skiing piste.

A very wealthy or powerful businessman.

I wonder if Trump was Ghenkis Khan, we know he was King Cyrus

>>22876488

Amen.President Trump the people already know they are, it’s the elites and stock market that hate America, don’t

The people will always support you!

>>22876474

Nope it’s all temporary and an illusion

>>22876329

Ok this explains this article

Marjorie Taylor Greene makes huge stock market play just days before tariffs announced

19:18 EDT 05 Apr 2025,

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene made hefty trades days before Donald Trump's tariffs announcement tanked the stock market.

The MAGA proponent made 15 investments between March 16 and March 24.Her three largest moves were putting hundreds of thousands of dollars towards US Treasury Bills, also know as T-Bills.

T-Bills are short-term debt obligations that are considered low risk, so they may bring in lower returns than other kinds of investments.

But the low-risk nature of T-Bills means investors are highly unlikely to experience losses on their money, making them a safer bet than regular stocks.

On March 16, March 19 and March 24, Greene spent $100,000 to $250,000 per transaction on T-Bills, according to Capitol Trades, a platform devoted to sharing politician trading data.

The Trump ally invested between $300,000 and $750,000 in Treasuries, according to the filings.

These massive purchases were sprinkled among multiple smaller ones that spanned from $1,000 to $5,000 in companies including Apple Inc, AbbVie Inc and Costco Wholesale Group.

Greene's stock moves came in the days leading up to Trump's 'Liberation Day' declaration on Wednesday.

During his announcement at the White House Rose Garden, Trump asserted that foreign trade and economic practices have sparked a national emergency.

All nations will be faced with at least 10 percent tariffs on all US imports starting on Saturday.

But more than 90 countries will be hit with additional reciprocal tariffs in order to make the US 'wealthy again' by April 9.

Reciprocal tariffs, according to the White House, are the rates 'necessary to balance bilateral trade deficits between the US and each of our trading partners.'

As Trump spoke, stock values plunged - with Dow Jones instantly dropping more than 250 points, the S&P 500 falling 100 points and Nasdaq futures decreasing by more than 400 points.

As of Saturday evening, Dow Jones stock is down 2,339 points.

The conservative Georgia lawmaker has praised Trump's tariff decisions, saying she feels the president's new policies are more than acceptable.

'I think President Trump is extremely generous. Reciprocity is fair,' Greene told podcaster Alec Lace on Liberation Day.

'The tariffs that he's charging on most of these countries are half of what they're charging us.

'President Trump is doing the right thing for the America people and I don't think any other country can complain.'

As Greene apparently secured a significant portion of her funds with her T-Bills transactions, Democratic former house speaker Nancy Pelosi lost millions since Wall Street saw its worst day since the height of the COVID crash.

'Nancy Pelosi’s net worth has fallen by approximately $7 million since Tuesday, per our estimates,' Quiver, a stock market data website, co-founder Chris Kardatzke told DailyMail.com on Friday.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14575733/Marjorie-Taylor-Greene-stock-market-treasury-bills-donald-trump-tariffs.html

>>22876049

TARIFFS ARE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSESN

Every rep of Trump said this today on the news, Hassert, Lutnick, Bessent and whoever else talksThey all mentioned it was for National securityand I’ve heard from many other in Trump Admin.

Is China planning something?Upping tariffs, refusing to sell Tik Tok???

Dr. Oz offers ‘big ideas’ for tackling some of America’s biggest health ‘challenges’

Newly confirmed CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz discusses top priorities of the 'Make American Healthy Again' agenda on ‘Hannity.

7:15

https://youtu.be/54zEiBbAWZA

'WOEFULLY SHORT': House lawmaker slams Senate over 'disappointing' budget proposal

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., weigh's in on the Senate's budget bill, how Congress can respond to judges impeding the Trump administration's agenda and his gubernatorial run.

Biggs is running for Governor in AZ, Vote for him, his a brilliant man, and replacing the Mafia out there will clean years of corruption

4:36

https://youtu.be/CSNe_q13vto

NOT 'A TRADE WAR': Trump is just evening the playing field with tariffs, says GOP sen

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., joins ‘Fox News Sunday’ to discuss the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and more.

9:12

https://youtu.be/p9B5hkj9a7E

>>22876812

JSYK The WSJ hates President Trump, it’s owned by the Murdochs and they are globalists and would send every job in America to China if they could

They are the Bush backed America people haters. Don’t forget that.

They are the NWO mouthpiece sending out marching orders daily so any of their criticisms of Trump are the viscous DS trying to take control and hide the truth of their absolute corruption

>>22876869

Why do keep on posting this daily and in many breads, do you hate Putin?

Stop posting the same shit robot