Do they truly think that other countries pay the tariffs or are they just lying to their voters and think they won’t know the difference?

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by ClutchReverie

33 comments

  1. “I think it’s insulting that you are trying test my knowledge on economics”

    it’s almost like you yourself are the speaker to the press on everything government and you the speaker should have at least some knowledge on the economy either through your keynotes and meetings before you meet the press or already existing knowledge

  3. Let’s ask the folks getting electric bills from Ontario if Canada is paying for it.

  4. Just tell people what tariffs are. They are trying to trick people. By the way the Republican party has been lying to their voters for a long time and their voters just keep repeating the crap they tell them.

  5. think about this for a moment. The actual people in charge have NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

    it’s CHIMPS DRIVING FORMULA ONE CARS ON CITY STREETS

  6. I think Trump genuinely doesn’t understand, and no one around Trump can tell him otherwise at this point. If you don’t toe the line, you’re disloyal and get into trouble. It’s going to be a wild ride. 

  7. The reporter was trying to talk about what he/she experienced and was asking a genuine question although perhaps a bit snarkily. Leavitt took the matter personally and from the way she shot back, the answer is most likely no. But yeah, someone should test the administration’s knowledge on economics given how the stock market is tanking.

  8. I just watched this news press. Can someone please explain to me if she is lying and if she is? How so? I’m genuinely confused. I know i should just google, but I’m confused, and I’m not sure if I’m being manipulated by his press secretary or not.

  9. I found it’s insulting that someone at her level doesn’t know basic economic knowledge

  10. U.S. businesses and individuals pay tariffs. It’s insanity that this isn’t common knowledge.

  11. The right loves tariffs because they shift the tax burden from the top bracket to the bottom. Every tax, fee, and fine that isn’t a progressive rate income tax is a regressive tax that hits the poor the hardest.

  15. Their voters absolutely, positively won’t know the difference.

    We went through this last time, and then they spent 4 years blaming Joe Biden for the inflation their dude caused.

  16. Reeeeee….. how dare you insult me…….reeeeeeee…. Such professionalism

  20. Here is how bad it is: I can’t wait for the farmer that vote for Trump starts hurting a LOT because of tariffs on his crops. I am also smiling when a SpaceX launch goes wrong.

    Now, I realize it’s not fair to this people, and yet. Maybe I am just a bad person.

  21. Oh dear….and Trump wants to abolish the department of education?? 🤣🤣🤣

  22. What’s weird to me is that they have a stance of: “We’re getting back at China…” Blah, blah but I’m like: WE were the ones that created the DEMAND for the cheap crap from China in the first place.

  26. The way I’ve understood, the consumer pays the tariff.

    But then my question is, why do countries then retaliate if it’s the American consumer paying?

  27. I lived in NH when she ran (and lost) for Congress on culture war issues, with dashes of inflation lip-service. She’s a 27 year old communications professional (I use that term as loosely as one can). Fine for toeing the administration line, and that’s about it. Not at all qualified to speak on economics. In the same vein of her financial illiteracy, she failed to disclose a few hundred grand in campaign debt, some $200,000 of which were due to excess contributions in violation of finance laws. At best: idiocy. At worst: yet another grifter (which I think most of these culture war buffoons are).

  28. > are they just lying to their voters and think they won’t know the difference?

    Oh, you can be sure they either won’t know, or won’t care.

  29. “I think it’s insulting that you test my knowledge on economics” while actively demonstrating I have no idea how tariffs work and am just parroting the acceptable talking point of the Fanta Menace.

  30. Last week, a brand new RAM truck was $80,000. Trump levied a 25% tariff, and now it is $100,000. How exactly is Canada paying the tariff?

  31. I think it’s their plan to prolong the lie to accomplish something, maybe insider trading or buying up small businesses after they fail. They can’t be this stupid, it’s impossible, it has to be a lie for some sort of goal.

    Or they all know it’s stupid, except for trump and no one can question him.

  32. Does it matter? You’re paying the tax no matter what they say.

    I suspect whatserface knows she’s lying. She’s a toady who says what she’s told. What Trump believes is an open question. But does it really matter?

  33. America doesn’t even have a market to sell goods in. America is all a bunch of broke, stupid people.

    If you really want tariffs to work, you have to find a rich market of consumers like Ethiopia where you’ll sell a LOT of your product and it’ll be worth paying the tariffs.

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