Trump’s tariff reversal came after he watched an interview on Fox Business with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, during which the bank boss said that a recession was a “likely outcome” of the new trade policies, according to the Washington Post.

Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday when he decided to put a pause on the tariffs.

“I would say this morning. Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about it. Fairly early this morning,” he said.

  • ameancow@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    What they mean is this:

    “We spent a fortune to put this fuckin puppet in power, we had to work with every other sleezebag nation with the will to subvert democracy so we could get our golden-idol worshipped by the country’s stupidest peasants so we could deregulate the whole world via force if necessary, but it turns out the clown is so stupid he’s listening to the morons around him and not just our orders and now the market is crashing and the wrong people are profiting!”