Posted on 05/10/2019 3:06:07 AM PDT by Monrose72
The United States escalated a tariff war with China on Friday by hiking levies to 25% for $200 billion worth of Chinese goods in the midst of last-ditch talks to rescue a trade deal. But even as Beijing threatened retaliation, negotiators in Washington agreed to stay at the table for a second day, keeping alive hopes of an eventual agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump, who has adopted protectionist policies as part of his America First agenda, issued orders for the tariff increase, saying China had broke the deal by reneging on commitments made during months of negotiations.
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Why haven’t the Democrats sought federal injunctions to stop Trump?
Do they support tariffs, too?
It looks to me China is using north Korea. Threatening by firing their missiles.
Better yet how about the Democrats and NWO thugs? That makes them all traitors!!
“It looks to me China is using north Korea. Threatening by firing their missiles.”
Donald Trump throws haymakers, Xi kicks his lapdog to make it yap.
The future is now.
Tariffs are a big Democratic Party policy, so yes.
Nancy and Chuck have come out in support of President’s China negotiations. I’m pretty sure I saw news reflecting this.
Hit back?
By sending more Chinese junk over?
That which CANNOT continue..........
................WILL NOT continue.
Why does this seem so hard to understand?
Move US companies out of China and over to Taiwan and Vietnam. We’ll figure it out.
The problem is that we might already be too far down the slippery slope. The focus has to be on an effort to make the US self-sufficient again. I’m not sure younger generations have any experience with what that even means, either as a nation or as individuals.
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