TimFitz
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You're right.Trump should have known this was going to happen when he illegally used an act of wartime, to impose tariffs across every country throughout the world.
If Trump had followed the laws in the acts, and not do it across the board on everything from every one around the world, and done so only on products with foreign tariffs on us that are unfair, a couple of these tariff acts giving power to the president by congress could have covered his tariffs with muster.
Trump did a lazy ass thing proclaiming tariffs across the board on every country instead of following the law that gives him tariff power, which gives the president SELECTIVE tariff negotiating power that is limited to reciprocal punishment for an unfair tariff by a foreigner.
Trump could have obeyed the law, and submitted his tarrif proposals to Congress for approval, as is customary.
But he hates dealing with Congress, and he hates dealing with anyone who isn't going to tell him what he wants to hears.
So, he tries to rule by decree.
And because he listens to the sycophantic crackpot he can find (Peter Navarro), his scheme falls apart.
You will hear a lot of blustering and ranting about tarrifs from Trump periodically.
But none of it will translate into any kind of action.