Tariffs talk cringe
Apr. 6th, 2025 10:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dennisgorelikSecretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick dodges almost all questions in this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNetIyK8CZE&t=45s
My impression is that Trump's team pretends to be hardcore on these tariffs, in order to get a better negotiating position.
But some tariffs will stick anyway.
From the comments to this video:
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Madagascar is ripping us off! We buy their vanilla, and they don’t buy anything from us. But no more, now we’re going to pay 47% more for vanilla. Take that Madagascar!
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Lets hope Congress grows a Spine.
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Get those Penguins to pay up
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Fascinating. He didn’t answer a single question.
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Dude sounds worse than a used car salesman.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNetIyK8CZE&t=45s
My impression is that Trump's team pretends to be hardcore on these tariffs, in order to get a better negotiating position.
But some tariffs will stick anyway.
From the comments to this video:
---
Madagascar is ripping us off! We buy their vanilla, and they don’t buy anything from us. But no more, now we’re going to pay 47% more for vanilla. Take that Madagascar!
---
Lets hope Congress grows a Spine.
---
Get those Penguins to pay up
---
Fascinating. He didn’t answer a single question.
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Dude sounds worse than a used car salesman.
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