2mo ago

Trump Says Voters Signed up for His Tariffs When They Backed Him

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Trump dismisses backlash to tariffs, saying this is what people voted for

And for once I honestly have to agree with this fat fascist.

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2mo ago

Trump Says Voters Signed up for His Tariffs When They Backed Him

www.businessinsider.com /trump-voters-signed-up-for-tariffs-when-they-backed-him-2025-4

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Well, I mean, yeah? He said he was going to do this. They voters chose him. And then he did it.
- He also said the economy was going to boom, and I suppose it did.
- Finally some politicians that keep their promises!!! It really is the change everyone wanted.
  
  he also did this in his first term to, its not like its a completely new thing to MAGATS.
- They knew damn well he was a snake before they took him in.
If those Magats could read, they’d be very upset
- Naww... the cognitive dissonance is strong with them
  
  Yes. This is the modern Republican: they cannot alter their beliefs to fit the facts, so their only option is to alter the facts to fit their beliefs.
  
  Especially since the current going idea is that tarrifs are allegedly a charge/tax another country is supposed to pay. They might just blame them for the escalating prices and say it's retaliatory, and thus deserving of even higher tariffs or some such.
  
  You have it ass backwards. They do not suffer cognitive dissonance. If they did, they would be suffering.
  Instead, we have cognitive dissonance trying to understand them. They have zero confusion. And that makes no sense to us, so we suffer dissonance. It's all sane to them.
  EDIT: You have to laugh at OP downvoting me. "NOAW! I'm not suffering!" Yes, you are. These assholes are perfectly happy in their own minds.
His base literally DID sign up for this. Have the four years (hopefully not more) that you voted for, morons!
Well, they did. They probably had already forgotten that he had tried that shit before and failed.
I mean but he also told them that others would pay for the tariffs and that prices would fall from day one. You take the whole incoherent rumbling and you could credibly argue that that they didn’t vote for one part of it but for all of it - an all or nothing proposition.
He’s right. And that’s why it’s okay to call them out on it
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Oh yeah, and a lot of trumpers love them. They're still in denial. They'll say it's a roller coaster of emotions and that they hope things will be better, they hope Trump will make the right decisions, etc. But if you ask them point blank about the tariffs or any other policies, they'll start by saying how great they are, then gradually talk about the concerns while still being hopeful. Again, it's denial. They need to suffer more, unfortunately.
Is he saying that he’s accountable for all his campaign promises? This is only a valid defense he’s equally responsible for everything he campaigned on. Like, for example, lowering the price of groceries. The voters didn’t just sign up for the bad stuff - they signed up for EVERYTHING you promised them, Don.
- It's probably not his fault he's an idiot.
  However the voters who voted the idiot into the highest office or refrained from voting are certainly at fault.
- First it was "Day 1", then "It's Biden's Economy", then "There will be a transition period". Meanwhile he's raking it in with all his grifts, prices are high NOW, and I'm hungry NOW.

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