AOC: Trump’s Tariffs on Colombia Would Hurt Working People |
“Trump is about to make every American pay even more for coffee,” wrote Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. “Trump is all about making inflation worse for working class Americans.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/colombia-trump-tariffs

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  1. Convicted felon Trump’s first TrumpTax increase on Americans is going super well.

    We have a trade surplus with Colombia (we send more stuff to them then they do to us)… so we (American consumers) are paying all the extra TrumpTax, while selling less… and Colombia pays almost nothing because they have cheaper sources for most of the same goods.

    *And the tax is primarily on Oil and Coffee. So if you use either of those two products… congrats, you just got a TrumpTax increase.*

    But remember – the point is that convicted felon Trump will use the tax increase on you to fund contracts and tax cuts for him and his pedo pals.

  3. This is the only line of attack that will work on Republicans. You impeach Trump for a phone call or whatever. He will only get more popular 

  4. Right wing media is going to have a filed day saying that the libs fell for their “inflation” “eggs” trick.

    Expect the new party line to be something like “it was never about inflation” “inflation is patriotic”

  5. I wish people would wake up and realize that this is the truth. Instead they actively make life worse for themselves, while absolute morons like Marjorie Taylor Green and Pete Hegseth are respected and make way to much money…

  6. Trump is gonna fuck up the American economy for years

  7. Good, do it. When the American public suffer, the pendulum will swing back. 

  8. He just said that inflation is not his top priority. Obviously, this is yet another lie. He is doing everything he can to make inflation worse.

  9. Over half our cut-flowers and roses come from Colombia.
    It’s a Trump Valentine’s Day Massacre.

  11. Make inflation worse. People lose their jobs. Create another recession. Billionaires will reap the benefits by buying all the assets. This is the plan.

  12. Coffee, and oil, and gold. They export more dollars worth of oil and gold to the US than coffee.

  13. Feel like a prepper. Went out and bought over a dozen tins of coffee today.

  14. What are our chief exports to Colombia?

    Refined petroleum, corn, soybeans.

    1 USD to about 4,200 COP.

    So gas (95 Octane) is listed at $0.97/L or about $3.67/Gal. @25% increase that means fuel goes up to about $4.59/gal. So transportation costs around Colombia and of Colombian exports go up in addition to the tariffs. This has the potential to immediately press the Colombian economy for cost of inputs.

    Colombia’s chief exports to US are crude oil, coffee and flowers. The oil could hurt, but among Canada, Saudi and US drilling the drop in price per barrel (down $4 in one week) is likely already having an impact on Colombia’s economy. So probably augmented.

    The coffee is interesting in that Brazilian imports are only about $30M lower than Colombian. Even odder Switzerland and Canada are number 3 and 4 for coffee imports to US. I wonder if Brazil will quietly schadenfreude Colombia for a net boost to the industry.

    Flowers are a luxury item, so it’s less interesting for augmentation.

  15. *** BREAKING NEWS ***
    Trump doesn’t give a shit about you!

  16. How is she literally the only competent democrat at getting out a message

  17. “I didn’t vote for this!” incoming

    Can’t blame Biden on this one

  18. Doesnt hurt business owners, they will buy product using the business and tax write it off. I worked for a restaurant that did this…they ordered extra through the restaurant and the owners took it home.

  19. Good to know at least one Democrat has her head in the game.

  20. That message has emerged from President Elon Musk, who says that the GOP nominee’s plans to put the U.S. on firmer fiscal footing would likely entail “temporary hardship” for ordinary Americans.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/economy-if-trump-wins-second-term-could-mean-hardship-for-americans-rcna177807

    That necessarily involves some temporary hardship [at your packets], but it will ensure long-term prosperity [for him].
    He is willing to ensure temporary hardship at your family’s expense and suffering.

    AOC for President 🤗 I don’t care if she is a leftist or not. She has the courage to stand up and speak the truth.

  21. This is becoming a propaganda war. Conservatives saying Colombia caved, but back on earth they didnt! This is very dangerous because they think the orange idiot won this, but its just not true. How can we take 4 years of this??

  22. Columbia is one of our biggest exporter of cut flowers. Especially roses. Valentine’s Day just got more expensive.

    Edit: fixed typo

  23. She Should be the leader of the Democratic Party ….

  25. This isn’t a good argument because the Trump people will say something like, “AOC and the morally bankrupt Democrat party want to keep violent criminal gangsters in our country illegally so that they don’t have to pay a few cents more for their precious Starbucks lattes,” and that will play better. It presents a false dichotomy that your two choices are safe country or cheap coffee, but if that were the choice most serious people would choose safe country and that’s how the media will present the story.

  26. America runs on gas and coffee.This seems like a huge tax on most consumers. Coincidence or PR stuns to give them an excuse? Either way, MAGA will cheer on the extra charge at the pump and starbucks. I’m glad I have an electric vehicle and don’t drink coffee. Suck it, MAGAts.

  27. Who cares!? Why drink dirty bean water from shithole countries we exploit, when you can have 100% all american covfefe! Free meme coin grift decoder ring in every box!

  28. If you’re a billionaire what’s a dollar more for coffee if it makes the country safer?

  29. Democrats need to learn how to start talking to the American people

  30. Glad to see there at least one Democrat who knows how to put out a message.

  31. Why is it that only AOC and Sanders are criticizing Trump? Where are the other democrats? Is looking like they gave up already

  33. She’s the only one that understands messaging. Every time Trump or Republicans do something stupid or culture war related, call them out and ask how that’s going to lower the cost of living. Do it over and over again. They literally have no answer for it.

  34. I’m glad she’s saying the things that need to be said but I really worry for her safety given the MAGA terrorist cult. They have been emboldened seeing that Trump is willing to grant pardons.

  36. Trump’s <literally anything> Would Hurt Working People. Fixed it.

  37. And you think people are going crazy about egg prices, wait till you fuck with their coffee.

    “Due to increase in costs, the company will no longer provide coffee”

  38. First they came for the eggs, and I did not speak out — because I was not an egg eater.

    Then they came for the coffee, and I did not speak out — because I was not a coffee drinker.

    Then they came for the bacon, and shit got real!

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