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On 2025-04-16 06:46, pothead wrote:
> On 2025-04-15, AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Trump NEC director Kevin Haslett said today that 130 nations are negotiating with the use on trade following the implementation
>> of president trump's tariffs.
>>
>> This Tariff Cliff has brought 135 countries to the negotiating table, keeping 10% tariffs on everyone, all while slapping
>> communist China with 125%.
>>
>> **Trump knows what he's doing!**
>>
>> Trump administration now negotiating with *135* countries on trade and tariffs.
>>
>> "GREAT" offers coming from Japan, Korea, India, etc...
>>
>> This comes as Trump put on a pause for lower tariffs for everyone except China.
>>
>> ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIR. HASSETT: "If you come to the table and negotiate with us... we'll get your rate low! 130 countries have
>> responded, we're negotiating with them! They got their rate down to 10%."
>>
>> "Orderly, it's clear, people are coming to town with GREAT offers."
>>
>> https://x.com/i/status/1911517841251094627
>>
>> Trump's Tariff Strategy Pays Off: 130 Countries Now Seeking Trade Deals with U.S.
>>
>> President Donald Trump's bold tariff campaign, part of his sweeping "Liberation Day" economic offensive, has triggered a
>> worldwide rush to the negotiating table. According to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, an astonishing 130
>> countries have now opened trade discussions with the United States-up from just 50 a week ago.
>>
>> The dramatic surge comes after the Trump administration unleashed a series of tariffs designed to push global partners toward
>> more balanced, reciprocal trade agreements. Under the new framework, countries that agree to fair terms are eligible for a
>> significantly reduced 10% tariff rate, while others face steep penalties for continuing unfair trade practices or depending too
>> heavily on U.S. markets without contributing equitably.
>>
>> "The response has been overwhelming," Hassett said. "President Trump's strategy is working. Nations across the globe are lining
>> up to make deals, and for good reason-if they don't, they face tariffs that put America first."
>>
>> Key negotiations are already making rapid progress with countries like Japan, South Korea, and India. Some deals are nearing
>> finalization, while early-stage talks with China remain ongoing. Trump's advisers say the strategy is about more than economics-
>> it's about securing America's supply chains, defending national interests, and ensuring that no foreign government can use trade
>> as leverage against the United States ever again.
>>
>> The effort is being tightly coordinated by Trump's top economic team, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury
>> Secretary Scott Bessent, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Together, they've built a streamlined operation to
>> implement Trump's directives across all departments and deliver results fast.
>>
>> Hassett emphasized that the administration's approach is unapologetically pro-American: "This isn't about returning to the old
>> trade deals that gave away our industries. It's about creating new agreements that protect American workers, rebuild our
>> manufacturing base, and make us stronger on the world stage."
>>
>> The success of the tariff strategy is already being felt at home. American manufacturers are seeing increased demand, domestic
>> supply chains are being reactivated, and the stock market has responded favorably to signs of new, stable trade relationships
>> taking shape. Trump's team says the goal is to reach deals that are not just good on paper, but enforceable, transparent, and
>> fair.
>>
>> The fact that more than two-thirds of the world's nations are now actively engaging with the United States under these terms is a
>> testament to the leverage Trump has reasserted. Where previous administrations sought compromise through weakness, Trump is
>> bringing countries to the table through strength.
>>
>> As Liberation Day tariffs continue to reshape the global economic landscape, the message is clear: America sets the terms now-and
>> the world is listening.
> 
> As soon as Trump begins releasing specifics of the final outcome of these various negotiations he should
> work a deal with China and put an end to all of this.

Will that come before or after he releases the Epstein files...

...or stops the war in Ukraine in 24 hours?

> 
> It's really quite simple in fact that all we want is fair trade.
> Getting to that point however is far from simple.
You had fair trade.

In 2020, Trump called the deal he made with Canada and Mexico (the USMCA):

"a tremendous victory for American workers, farmers, manufacturers, and 
businesses alike."

"a monumental win for American farmers and ranchers"

"fair treatment to American-grown wheat."

Then this year, he said:

"I look at some of these agreements, I’d read them at night, and I’d 
say, ‘Who would ever sign a thing like this?’"

And you suckers eat it up.