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newdeal2

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1. It's worked for him before

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 01:34 PM

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He raised the prices and now will claim credit for the "lower" prices even though things will likely end up more expensive than before.

But what happens to his sweet tariff slush fund now?

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Trump scraps tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruit [View all] surfered Saturday OP

It's worked for him before newdeal2 Saturday #1

So much for our $2000 tariff-cushion checks. marble falls Saturday #4

Winter coming. Much of our produce will be coming from south of the border... Wounded Bear Saturday #2

What?!? TACOs agaaaiiinnn???? marble falls Saturday #3

This feels like a plot hole leftstreet Saturday #5

So the stable genii finally figured out they cannot "build bananas" in the US? SheltieLover Saturday #6

That explains coffee and bananas . . . but not beef. n/t Ms. Toad Saturday #10

It only took that collection of morons the better part of a year to figure out that RockRaven Saturday #7

A geoduck could make better decisions than this clown. C_U_L8R Saturday #8

Someone finally told that fool Coldwater Saturday #9

Shit. I loaded up on expensive coffee... lame54 Saturday #11

Steps 3 and 4 are reversed lame54 Saturday #12