How China Kicked Trump's Ass On Tariffs.

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As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.



The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports



Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian




Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check

No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com

Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

 

[MarathonMike]

Are you still here? Isn't Reddit taking new members?

 

[Man With A Plan]

As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.


The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports


Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian



Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com
Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

God, you're an idiot!

 

[Dr.Destructo]

Trump is in charge. He knows what he's doing.
He's a shrewed businessman and knows how to play this game.

Believe what the lying media tells you, if you're that ignorant and brainless.

The rest of us know whats going on.

 

[Mashmont]

As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.


The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports


Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian



Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com
Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

Yeah. We went from paying 67% to 10%. China really kicked our ass.

 

[Man With A Plan]

As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.


The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports


Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian



Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com
Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

Just as a general rule of thumb? Anything from The Guardian should be taken with a huge grain of salt...it's not an unbiased site. It's actually one of the MOST biased sites and the one most cited by people that don't have a clue.

 

[Yarddog]

As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.


The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports


Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian



Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com
Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

I guess if we had a Lunatic emoji, it would have a great big H in the middle of it.

 

[mudwhistle]

As everybody probably already knows, Trump lowered his tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. Some people around here think that "China blinked" when it came to negotiations. Which is stupid. Because Trump lowered the tariffs, not China. Aside from Trump possibly gaining some sense, or that it was time to stop playing with the stock market so his rich friends could buy low and sell high, this is what I think is most likely to have turned the tide. Many companies have been trying to order more products before Trump's tariffs could take effect. Despite this, one website says that the number of Chinese ships arriving into American ports has dropped by about 1/3. Though another website says that the amount of cargo on some of the ships from China were down by about 30%. Here are the websites.


The Guardian
theguardian.com › business › 2025 › apr › 28 › trump-tariffs-shipments-us-ports


Trump tariffs prompt slump in shipments to US ports | International trade | The Guardian



Snopes
snopes.com › homepage › fact check
No, Port of Seattle isn't 'empty' due to Trump's tariffs, though cargo volume is unpredictable | Snopes.com
Whatever the truth may be, less goods are coming into the U.S. from China. And what is it that the Chinese aren't sending? It probably isn't dolls that the Scrooge Trump would like to see poor little girls do without on Christmas. It is probably things like electronics or car parts. You know, those things that will really put a hurt on American businesses. From my way if thinking, it seems to me that American businesses need those things a lot more than Chinese manufacturers need to send them to us.

I never thought thought I would EVER hear myself say these words. But "Thank god for China!" It would seem that China is more on the side of the American people than Trump is. Apparently China decided to not play Trump's tariff game. Even though the Chinese themselves weren't going to be paying for those tariffs. They decided that instead of sending goods that the American people would have to pay tariffs on, they would prefer to not send some goods at all. I bet Trump wasn't expecting that. So he decided to drastically reduce his tariffs.

 

[krichton]

Trump is in charge. He knows what he's doing.
He's a shrewed businessman and knows how to play this game.

Believe what the lying media tells you, if you're that ignorant and brainless.

The rest of us know whats going on.

He's a businessman that bankrupted 6 businesses and ruined numerous others. The only thing he knows how to do is con people. That's how he makes his money now. He's a grifter, that's all he is and all he'll ever be.

 

[Man With A Plan]

He's a businessman that bankrupted 6 businesses and ruined numerous others. The only thing he knows how to do is con people. That's how he makes his money now. He's a grifter, that's all he is and all he'll ever be.

Such a blissfully STUPID post, Krichton! Donald Trump has incorporated over 500 businesses. Out of that 500 he's decided to file for bankruptcy on 6 of them...something that is done when a business isn't making a profit. That's a success to failure ratio that is literally off the charts good yet buffoons like you think it's a "gotcha" talking point!

 

[krichton]

Such a blissfully STUPID post, Krichton! Donald Trump has incorporated over 500 businesses. Out of that 500 he's decided to file for bankruptcy on 6 of them...something that is done when a business isn't making a profit. That's a success to failure ratio that is literally off the charts good yet buffoons like you think it's a "gotcha" talking point!

Many of his “businesses” just use his name, and he’s not involved at all. The many he has started on His own have all but failed miserably. Remember trump steaks, trump taco bowls, trump vodka,etc? The list goes on and on. These failures didn’t require bankruptcy but they still failed. And let’s not forget his infamous trump university. No successful businessman supposedly worth billions has several hundreds of businesses he’s involved in. That’s what you Call a very unsuccessful business person who thinks small and is trying desperately to find some niche he can make very small profits off of and pool it all together into one decent salary, and even then they still wouldnt start several hundred businesses at the same time that they couldn’t possibly put all their time into. Tell me how you’re completely absent any common sense without telling me how you’re completely absent any common sense.

 

[Man With A Plan]

Many of his “businesses” just use his name, and he’s not involved at all. The many he has started on His own have all but failed miserably. Remember trump steaks, trump taco bowls, trump vodka,etc? The list goes on and on. These failures didn’t require bankruptcy but they still failed. And let’s not forget his infamous trump university. No successful businessman supposedly worth billions has several hundreds of businesses he’s involved in. That’s what you Call a very unsuccessful business person who thinks small and is trying desperately to find some niche he can make very small profits off of and pool it all together into one decent salary, and even then they still wouldnt start several hundred businesses at the same time that they couldn’t possibly put all their time into. Tell me how you’re completely absent any common sense without telling me how you’re completely absent any common sense.

You're an idiot! I point out that Trump's success rate with businesses is actually remarkably good and you give us that word salad as a response? You may not LIKE Donald Trump! You may not LIKE his policies! Claiming he's not a good businessman however, is just plain stupid!

 

[krichton]

You're an idiot! I point out that Trump's success rate with businesses is actually remarkably good and you give us that word salad as a response? You may not LIKE Donald Trump! You may not LIKE his policies! Claiming he's not a good businessman however, is just plain stupid!

It's not word salad simply because you have bad reading comprehension. A good businessman doesn't have an almost limitless list of failed businesses and bankruptcies. A good businessman isn't banned from all US banks for receiving a loan. A good businessman doesn't create a fake university in order to steal tuition money from his students. A good businessman doesn't create a fake meme coin to cheat investors out of their savings. And a real billionaire doesn't sell mugs and hats in order to make money, only a grifter does, and that's what Trump is. He's a grifter, a scam artist and cheat. No amount of sycophancy on your part or from his other fanboys will ever change that.

 

[Highlight]

God, you're an idiot!

Tell me what I said that you think is wrong. I provided some websites. I have more if you need them. But apparently in your case,

 

[Highlight]

Trump is in charge. He knows what he's doing.
He's a shrewed businessman and knows how to play this game.

Believe what the lying media tells you, if you're that ignorant and brainless.

The rest of us know whats going on.

Trump is a god damned criminal who doesn't know shit. He already went through 6 bankruptcies. I will show you that and some other facts about Trump.

 

[Unkotare]

... He's a grifter, that's all he is and all he'll ever be.

Other than Presdient of the United States of America? How about you?

 

[Stryder50]

Other than Presdient of the United States of America? How about you?

Exactly!
The Left wingnut critics of Trump on this board have never started or owned a business, especially on a scale comparable to those of Trump.
They have no related business experience, no clue about free enterprise, yet they think they are expert enough we should give them credence.

 

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You quoted me in post #5 as saying, "we went from paying 67% to 10%." ******* liar. I never said that.

 

[Highlight]

Just as a general rule of thumb? Anything from The Guardian should be taken with a huge grain of salt...it's not an unbiased site. It's actually one of the MOST biased sites and the one most cited by people that don't have a clue.

You're delusional. The Guardian is a trustworthy source of news. Also if you don't like that source of news, listen to what the executive director of the port of LA had to say.

 

[Man With A Plan]

You're delusional. The Guardian is a trustworthy source of news. Also if you don't like that source of news, listen to what the executive director of the port of LA had to say.

The Guardian is "trustworthy" if you're a far left liberal who wants to be spoon fed crap, Highlight! Nobody with any real intelligence takes them at their word.