Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after his tariffs and be happy how ‘great’ they are
Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after his tariffs and be happy how ‘great’ they are
Trump reportedly hosted a call in early March with auto CEOs before he made the 25 percent tariffs official this week
Summary
Trump warned automakers not to raise prices after announcing a 25% tariff on imported vehicles starting April 3, claiming the tariffs would be "great" and benefit U.S. manufacturing.
Industry leaders, including GM, Ford, and Stellantis CEOs, expressed concerns about inevitable price increases, with experts warning tariffs could add thousands to car costs.
Auto suppliers stated that absorbing tariffs is impossible, and dealers fear affordability challenges for consumers.
While the United Auto Workers union support the move as a job creator, trade groups predict higher prices and fewer manufacturing jobs.
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He's such an abysmally bad politician. Bungler. He's ruining the country.
He was put in to sabotage the US both internally and globally. That doesn't require him to be a good politician, just a relentless, brutal wrecker.
Donald Trump represents a symptom of a deeper, systemic issue within the United States: The nation is grappling with severe internal fractures.
The most important division is the extreme concentration of wealth in the hands of very few. The rich are virtually untaxed. Many of these wealthy individuals and corporations have offshored their operations, amassing revenues that surpass those of entire nations.
This economic imbalance has enabled the powerful to dominate both traditional media and social media platforms. They are effectively manipulating public opinion. By exploiting the vulnerabilities of an under-educated populace, this influence has undermined democratic processes.
I fully agree. The next step that hopefully doesn't come to pass is causing so much frustration and hate that it leads to riots or other forms of attack. When that happens, he is going to call marshall law and take control as a dictator. Scary time to live in America.
Marshall law
Martial law is the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers. Martial law can continue for a specified amount of time, or indefinitely, and standard civil liberties may be suspended for as long as martial law continues.
I find the small insight we are getting about him as a businessman equally interesting.
He's supposed to be a businessman. How can he not understand that business doesn't work like that?
He is a businessman, but there was always debate about whether he was a good businessman. Judging by his casinos going bankrupt, I would consider him bad. Also see trump steaks, or trump university.
He's more of a conman, who fails at business.
He's still conning the suckers....
Is he really tho:
"Details About the 6 Trump Corporate Bankruptcies"
He was never a good businessman, though.
If he hadn't started with inherited wealth, he would never have been able to get to where he is.
Probably achieved a lot of stuff by bullying, or what is basically bullying.
He only got a small loan of a million dollars.
That doesn't sound small to me.
Unless you missed a /s...
It's a Trump quote that people started using sarcastically.