If we cut through all the polite pretending, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears on Fox News to tell the bobble head the nation specific tariffs are going to hit regardless of what approaches need to be taken. President Trump is going to remain focused on structural changes to the global economic system of trade, manufacturing and USA commerce despite all of the grandiose efforts of the multinationals and their Lawfare foot soldiers.
As Lutnick again repeats, there are a variety of legal mechanisms that can be used to enforce the tariff program triggered by President Trump. Adhering to them is not optional for trade partners who wish to have access to the USA market. If the exporting nation wants to play games, try and delay or delay tactics, the end result will be even more against their interests. There is no alternative other than to acquiesce. WATCH:
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is going to find this out on Thursday when he shows up in full Blackrock mode and only creates a worse scenario for himself and the EU Commission he represents. If Merz wants ‘ugly’, no problem – President Trump has an endless supply of big ugly tools.
FA-FO!
My only issue is I can only like this a single time… 🤓
Not true
Tap that thumb to unlike it so you can like it again!
That would make a great phone Screensaver.
Thanks for the idea… embarrassed it did not occur to me…
Still I wish we had down arrows from time to time.
The return of the American System. The President Donald J Trump, MAGA American System.
TARIFFS WORK: Why Trump is Right & Why Tariffs Are Essential For America
Broad tariffs- embraced by the great leaders in America’s history- are necessary to Make America Great Again and made America an industrial superpower. Here’s the truth, and my response to objections.
https://grantthecatholic.substack.com/p/tariffs-work-why-trump-is-right-and
Thank you!
Readers- Print this off and give it to your pastor, and forward it for that which can’t be printed. (Trigger warning Nick Fuentes😧) The ministry needs educating on the moral superiority of tariffs and America First. Most pastors have little economic sense. Pastors need to get on board. They are liberals because they are ignorant and have probably never been presented with the succinct truth as posted by Colkitto above.
Well done. The truth.
open the big ugly toolbox, Mr. President!😁
Let the globalist lawfare continue until PDT slams more slow rolling nations to the negotiating table. As Lutnick said, fool around and PDT will just set the trade terms. In other words;
Correct! FA-FO
PDJT stopped a hot war, that was on the verge of going Nuclear, in an instant.
There was no ceasefire while the parties worj out there issues, no need for “demonstrations of goid faith” or “confidence buikding excercises.
He simply told the parties, (India and Pakistan) cut it out, because the U. S . can not and WIIL not trade with either country, if they were at war.
THATS POWER, its the President exerting “Soft Power” to persuade another country (2 other countrues, in this case) to do whats in Americas interests.
And, unlike the ‘soft power’ projected by the CIA/USAID/NGO with everythibg up to sponsoring “color revolutions” this use of soft power is totally under the control of PDJT, and it costs us NOTHING, unlike these color revolutions, which can cost us billions of $’s, and it is invdeed MORE powerful, than the other route, which means PDJT can squeese the Globulust influence out.
Ironically, one of the main arguments for “free trade” was “”free trade stops wars”:
PDJT has just demonstrated that free FAIR trade really can.
understood.
would you say that tariffs on EU should be particularly stiff to head off their instigation of Russia?
after all, Russia had been sanctioned and tariffed into autonomy, so no gain to be had there.
i favor bringing EU to it’s KNEES by any means necessary to halt their advocacy of a world war.
and we don’t need to leave NATO, just insist they each pay their agreed upon share AND their back debt,
or no more $ from us.
“free trade stops wars”- “A rising tide lifts all boats.” Yeah, a whole commie navy.
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is going to find this out on Thursday when he shows up in full Blackrock mode …”
… and there we are now to the root of the matter. The political networks of both social democrats and corporate ‘conservatives’ across European civilization have masters. Who resides in the center of the web, pulling the strings of their servants like Merz, Starmer, and Macron? Who is playing chicken with the world? “Be our slaves or we will blow it all up!” Put the pedal to the metal: no compromise with or surrender to Satan’s children.
President Trump has a history of watering down his own tariffs, and going soft very quickly.
You mean adjusting to reward offers to come to the table once he’s gotten their attention?
Muhammad Ali danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee.
That dancing was not to be disregarded, nor mocked.
We haven’t seen the first beautiful deal, have we?
And China welched, which they always do. They never came through w those huge ag purchases promised 6-7 years ago.
Even the UK deal under wraps, and USMCA has holes.
You’re trying so hard.
Your wrecked ship has quite a list.
Upvote for the “China welched” part, I remember the Iowa farmers on local talk radio discussing how those huge ag purchases weren’t happening after they had already planted for them. They were hurtin’.
I guess you’ve never heard about President Trumps negotiating strategy. The sky is the limit that you start with and what you end up with was really the goal. It makes the other party feel good about the deal.
I have, but he sure caves quickly.
BS. Trump NEVER caves. He has a goal and works to achieve it, and he does.
Just because you’re not bright enough to understand the plan doesn’t mean it isn’t working.
It’s called Art of the Deal….there’s actually a book about it…you might check it out.
Guess you haven’t bought a house, a car or any other big ticket item and negotiated the price?
I see your posts, you are neither Perot nor a conservative. I’ve always wanted to ask this, but thought it impolite. After so much nonsense, I believe it may be appropriate now. How was riding the short bus?
The Jeudian Knot which binds this world could be severed in a single stroke.
WEF is a suicide pact for the West on behalf of China.
Run by The City.
Please tell me the name of “The City”?
Any response on the name of “The City”??
Kick their a$$ Sir!
Follow the money, so my guess is Merchant Bankers are the Masters running the show
The American System
Keep going, Mr President, the way to go has long been mapped out for you.
Also, beware British plots run out of Canada.
Why wouldn’t President Trump introduce RATCHETING Tariffs for those who fail to cut a deal?
Trump sets the FIRST-QUARTER No-Deal-Yet Tariff at a Painful-not-Frightful level
… to give stalling-country leaders time to “generate internal support”.
Trump includes scheduled QUARTERLY RATCHETS that raise the Tariff until that country cuts their deal, which will add “sacrificial provisions” to the last-best offer they rejected
… to give stalling-country leaders pain to “assign to opponents”.
😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁
Accept the deal or FAFO and President Trump will set the final deal. You will accept it or not have access to the US market.!🤣
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is going to find this out on Thursday when he shows up in full Blackrock mode and only creates a worse scenario for himself and the EU Commission he represents.”
I have plenty of popcorn *, coconut oil & Irish butter – so I am prepared. I even have extra fine popcorn salt now!
* Just bought a 12.5 pound bag from a local distributor’s retail outlet.
I use melted beef tallow instead of oil. Yummy. Had popcorn yesterday while watching ‘Homestead‘, a survivalist pilot for a new series. Popcorn I bought in 2021. Tallow in 2023. I used the last of the Flavacol salt bought nearly ten years ago. I got some Morton’s to replace it.
So far the only time I’ve seen a direct tariff surcharge was on FET’s, those are a type of transistor, when ordering from DigiKey. They clearly show what items are charged tariffs under the new scheme, or not. Substantial on the FET I was looking at, some 50 cents on a 3 dollar item. So, I bought the same spec FETs from a Japanese source for the same money and no tariff surcharge. I try to buy Japanese electronic components anyway, when possible.
One thing life has taught me is that my reaction to events is completely within my control even if the events are completely outside my control. Hence, one won’t often find me complaining in this space, or at all. Every day, at my age, is a gift.
The de-industrialization of America began long before NAFTA! It started when flower children hippies tried to turn bombers into butterflies and de-tox American masculinity by turning us into the Eloi!
Remember the child-like, fruit-eating, dumb as doornails Eloi in H.G. Wells The Time Machine? ALL of the machinery was controlled deep underground by the Morlocks, (think CCP), who came topside every now and then to herd the docile Eloi into Morlock butcher shops.
I’d wager President Trump read The Time Machine because he is bound and determined that America won’t turn into a nation of Eloi…and he’s doing that by re-industrializing our country, eschewing Harvard philosophy majors who can’t get a job outside of the federal government in favor of trade schools, and by selling as many products to the world as the world sells to us!
That’s what the Trump tariffs are all about and the Morlocks on Wall Street who don’t like it can suck eggs!
Excellent analogy.
Thanks C!
Who created the divergence that led to two classes;
Predator and Prey?
H.G. Wells saw the divergence arising out of the industrial revolution.
As analogies go, that one applies quite aptly to this sphere.
Almost as if some took his story as a blueprint.
Great perspective!
Yes – the good ‘ol Eloi – oblivious to their own destruction, night after night –
The 1960 movie version shows them as human sheep, human cattle –
Eat,
Play,
Frolic
While the Morlocks supply the food, for
THEIR food supply!
Yep, lots of Eloi about us now.
Thanks, Bob! Yeah, the 1960 Eloi didn’t have much to recommend them…except Weena!
Ha ha ha. This talking blonde head shows a clip of Jonathan Turley trying to do the Intellectual End Zone Dance because they finally “got” the Bad Orange Man.
She tried to “gotcha” Lutnick a couple of times.
The talking points failed again.
Orange
Man
Great
Well, so far we see:
– backed off on China, who then broke a reduced temporary tariff agreement
– cut slack to the UK (details still to emerge)
– reprieve to the EU after one phone call from the EU female leader
– Germany now coming in to kiss the ring and get a better deal
How long will the 50% tariff last on steel?
One observation on President Trump seems to ring true: whomever he spoke to last has the greatest weight in his decision making
Muhammad Ali danced like a butterfly and stung like a bee.
That dancing was not to be disregarded, nor mocked.
Though some outside the ring try to play the Ref and discourage the crowd with disingenuous catcalls.
Everybody knew this day was coming. The EU is playing the delay game. If he’s gonna give them a 2-month break, at least get something for it – quid pro quo.
Listing badly.
In my opinion, PDJT has a stock market algo projection he receives from JPOW, or similar inside contact, he sees the dates the stock market will collapse in the future and plays the levers to “own the narrative”… so to your point… he may play psyche games with countries on tariffs, as he know the stock market would collapse into April… and then the Fed’s Jerome Powell will crash the stock market into June 24-25th bottom date… then the Fed will force markets to peak in February 2028, then again in Sept 2030… then Jerome Powell’s action or inaction from 2020 onwards cemented the Great Depression window of 2031-2034… the Fed controls markets 97.77%… so I believe Trump plays it to the best he can to his advantage… ie why you see him shift negotiation tariff levels around to certain dates…. My stock market timing models project that the Fed crashes markets into June 24-25 macro low is how I arrive at this date, as well as Feb 2028 macro peak in S&P 500 (and next macro low in interest rates), Labor Day 2030 grande scale final peak in S&P 500… and Great Depression window of 2031-2034… it picked 1972, 1987, 2000, 2007, 2028, & 2030 as all macro market severity peaks…. Get ready for horrible times in 2031-2034…. JPOW made sure of it!
1st John 4:10
Hahahaha..
Apparently the bubble headed stenographer girls love wolverine saliva. How many more maulings can they endure? 😂
It’s not just the American market power that gives President Trump the ability to do this, it’s other countries wanting to compete. If some country decides they will withhold goods, other countries will fill that space. Most tariff countries know full well if they resist, they lose, we win.
Lovely! Tools are good.
God bless America!
Thank you Sundance for finally calling out the shining, smiley bobble head Shannon Breem!
It’s about time the truth is laid bare for all to see.
She is nauseatingly phony‼️
🙄😉😅
Wolverine MAGA!!
Now we are getting somewhere!
Merz needs a giant helping of ugly.
Tariffs are an effective foreign policy tool, especially against countries hostile to the United States such as Germany (yes–they are fundamentally a hostile nation) or China, but to truly reverse offshoring and bring manufacturing back to the U.S., it will require trillions of dollars in investment, decades of consistent tariff application, and, most importantly, tax incentives for manufacturers.
Unfortunately, neither Trump nor the GOP Congress have discussed tax incentives for manufacturers, which are crucial to making this strategy work.
Moreover, the impact of tariffs on the national debt is grossly overstated. As Sundance explained:
“Example: A pair of Denim Jeans made in China for Guess Brand. The Chinese manufacturer sells the jeans to Guess Brand for $10 a pair manufactured. Guess sells the jeans at retail in the USA for $100 (a $90 gross profit).
A 50% tariff on China means the jeans cost Guess Brand $15 instead of $10 (an $85 gross profit). A 50% tariff on Guess brand jeans, that retail for $100, changes the cost to the retail brand by $5.”
Ultimately, without changing current spending practices and without tax incentives for manufacturers, tariffs may not make a meaningful dent in the national debt. While tariffs are useful for foreign policy, they are unlikely to have the desired impact on domestic manufacturing or fiscal health.
Volkswagen already announced a significant new plant in the USA. We’ll see if they are bluffing.
Southern states should have business and industrial parks ready to go.
They are not. God bless! But everything is a matter of scale.
We need trillions in investments to do it. Trillions, not billions! Those ain’t coming from tariffs.
The offshoring of jobs in the U.S. began in earnest in the 1970s and 1980s, i.e., 50+ years ago. Tariffs alone will not reverse the trend. We need tax intensives for the manufacturers. Exemptions from taxes for 20-25 years.
You have forgot the part of the equation that cuts into profit. Guess Jeans has a sizable American workforce dedicated to design and product development right here in the USA – they also have free standing retail shops with a sales staff.
I did not. That was a Sundance quote, and the purpose was to demonstrate how tariffs won’t make prices skyrocket. Unfortunately, he inadvertently made a case for what I was saying: tariffs will have no serious impact on the national debt, particularly if we keep spending like a drunken sailor on hookers while on shore leave.
My favorite part…”You can’t listen to silly people making silly comments” pretty much sums it up.
President Trump is a savvy businessman at work, a genius really. Many have said prior to 45, the country should be run like a business. Now it is!
America means business with our unbeatable 47 at the helm.
Question: What’s the maximum IQ the major networks allow their Info Babes to possess? Im thinking somewhere in the 50-60 range.
I’m sure they’re also required to have a “studies” degree, nothing academically challenging. 7th Century Lesbian Underwater Basket Weaving perchance?
So!! Congress can unilaterally amend Article I, Sec. 8 of the Constitution and delegate to the President the authority to enact tariffs and most here are ok with that??
If that’s ok, then when they do the exact same thing and create the EPA, TSA, etc., etc., etc. (so-called unconstitutional administrative state)?, that’s ok as well, yes??
Maybe so but until the administration starts viewing rogue judges as espionage agents working to undermine the US on behalf of foreign adversaries it will all come to naught.
“German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is going to find this out on Thursday when he shows up in full Blackrock mode and only creates a worse scenario for himself and the EU Commission he represents.”
I will enjoy this, having hoped for a very long time they would change since the late 60-‘s when I watched & realized they were already giving their country away to the Turks.
If the folks agitated about the President’s tariffs had shown even an iota of concern about the egregious and one-sided tariffs so many other countries had imposed on U.S. exports, while dumping their products into this country, even to the point of driving American companies out of business, they might have at least some rhetorical high ground when they now caterwaul about free trade. But they did not, so spare me…
J