Trump says China has to give US magnets or face 200% tariff

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-china-has-give-us-magnets-or-face-200-tariff-2025-08-25/

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  2. The US had better double-time securing an alternative source of these materials because China has seen just how terrified we are of losing our supply and they will not hesitate to utilize this leverage.

  4. the US can just build one huge magnet which will make all the Chinese magnets come over

  5. Give us magnets or else my people will pay! And let that be a lesson to you!

  7. Why not say 500% to make it sound more serious. At this point, I’m not sure if any 3 digit tariff threats will make Xi change his mind.

  8. When Democrats take back Congress, I hope they will rescind the president’s right to levy tariffs without authorization. Pure abuse of power.

  9. This is a great way to isolate the United States and destroy our country. Being a bully on the world stage will have long term consequences. Trump is absolutely the worst president.

  12. This fucking idiotic buffoon and his cult will be the death of “The Onion”.

  13. He’s the worlds master negotiator. Ya, right.
    More like a toddler that heard a few ‘cool’ sounding words, and can’t stop repeating them.

  15. Sometimes they attract sometimes they repulse you can’t explain that

  17. Give in to my demands, or I will make my own people pay *EVEN MORE*

  18. Trump is a one trick pony. “Give me what I want or you will see”. NO. He then turns back into 🌮

  20. Gods this guy is a moron. All China has to do is say no to exporting to the USA completely (and block imports) and the US economy would fall apart overnight. The president is playing Russian roulette with a Glock, instead of a revolver.

  22. So, it seems they added the rate earth magnets to export restrictions in response to tariffs, so he wants to fix it with *checks notes* tariffs

  23. Am pretty sure some advisor told him is “rare minerals” but orange clown couldn’t remember the name and said magnets out loud 

    From there he went back to default settings, deviate subject and call tariffs 

  25. This is an attractive idea to some, repellant to others. You might say it’s…polarizing.

  26. Those Big Macs need to do their job faster. I’m tired of waiting.

  28. China doesn’t need US made goods. They’ve already switched to EU sources and Australian beef/NZ milk.

    They have no reason to go back either. Trump has shit the bed on international trade.

    He is, however, making it more expensive for American consumers to buy all the things that the US continues to buy from China.

  29. “Just don’t get the magnets wet, or they won’t work!” – Trump

  32. Really?

    This fucking moron is who you people elected and are helping overthrow democracy with?

    This pedophile is worth destroying the economy and ruining the entire country for?

    Someone make it make sense

  36. *Give me free money or I’ll shoot Americans in the legs*

  37. Yeah China, like all trade partners, are known to respond super well to bullying that makes the people in charge look weak in front of their countrymen if they give in to (besides annoying them on a personal level).

    Bigly effective diplomacy. Art of the no deal

  38. At least viewed from outside America, it’s hard to follow what’s going on… Didn’t he just reduce or delay tariffs on China last week or something?

  40. He’s trying to extort another superpower? Here my nephew was telling me, Biden will get us into WWIII. 🙄

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