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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened tariffs of up to 100% on computer chips imported from Taiwan, which produces about 90% of the world’s most advanced chips.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I wonder how much Winnie the Pooh paid him to do something so astronomically idiotic

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Realistically probably not all that much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah, I'm sure he's a cheap sell out

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

USA strategy rn:

become a global superpower by strongarming countries in asymmetric deals & trades that benefit the West

proceed to tariff the fuck out of them when they found out private american manufacturing has relied heavily on imports to save costs & subsequently diminished its manufacturing power

America will be its own greatest undoing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

In the process of destroying the wallets of the American public

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

That's incredibly stupid. I'm pretty sure doing that would hurt all his tech bros though so I'm thinking it won't actually happen.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

That would be suicide

Although to be honest this is one if the least crazy things Trump has said.