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And here we go again…

AGAIN manipulates the thus time by pausing the for a month.

Also he continues to conduct affairs on social media.

For crying out loud, like a drunk toddler & for seemingly no reason at all, has now reversed his on .
Trump said Thurs that he would allow BOTH & Canada to avoid tariffs on most exports to the for 1 month, specifically products subject to the , the pact he signed in his first term.
The move came less than a day after he granted a 30-day reprieve to , & hours after announcing a pause on Mexico’s tariffs.

Now he has rolled into the pause without any explanation as to why. He paused the Mexico after speaking to Mexico President . Utter .

has played an inexplicable game of brinkmanship w/the North American this week, as he levied stiff tariffs on Canada & Mexico, then suddenly rolling some back.

’s maneuverings have sent tumbling & sowed anxiety & confusion among industries that depend on trade w/ & , which account for >¼ of imports & nearly ⅓ of US exports.

Trump signed authorizing the pause on the tariffs.

Clarification:

’s initial retaliatory against the US will remain in place for now despite postponing 25% tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month, a snr Canadian govt ofcl said.

Trump said Thurs that he has postponed 25% tariffs on many goods from Canada & for a month, amid widespread fears of a broader .

A snr Canadian govt ofcl confirmed Canada’s response tariffs will remain for now.…

’s initial $30B Canadian (US$21B) worth of retaliatory have been applied on items like American orange juice, peanut butter, coffee, appliances, footwear, cosmetics, motorcycles & certain pulp & paper products.

Premier , …also said that, starting on Monday, the province will charge 25% more for shipped to 1.5M Americans in response to ’s tariffs. Ontario provides electricity to , & .

@Nonilex The technical term for the Trump administration's approach to international trade relations is "slap-dick"

@Nonilex@masto.ai
Canada should respond to any pauses as if they're still in effect! The pause in February did huge damage to markets in both countries. This is not acceptable, the only time Canada should remove our retaliatory tariffs is after has permanently removed their's, anything else is just BS and mind games. The only game we should play with Trump is to see how long it takes the White House to burn to the ground!
🇨🇦🔥🇨🇦

@Nonilex

Was it bluster or stupidity? Also, it might be important to note that the MAGA faithful probably loved his awesome show of king-like strength. And they are not going to pay attention to any further developments and will remain awestruck.

@donray

Bluster & stupidity aren’t mutually exclusive, especially when it comes to Trump.

@Nonilex

Agreed! And it might be good to add “profound ignorance” to the mix…

@Nonilex in a fit of lunacy i tried to skim through the subsection of chapters 98 and 99 to see what it's about, and i'm just not willing to follow all the references to other sections of the law to see what it means to be covered or not in each context, i guess i'll wait for mexico/canada response to see how big of a deal it is 😆

hts.usitc.gov/reststop/file?re (page 121+)
hts.usitc.gov/reststop/file?re (page 173+)

@Nonilex

hopefully #Canada and #Mexico don’t fall for this bullshit and move forward with all their counter tariffs and programs.

@Nonilex

i hope Canada and Mexico keep their tariff on us

republicans and donny lie about EVERYTHING

@Nonilex

Trumpo thinks tariff term is name for some kind of Middle Eastern/Arabic food...... Has no idea what to do with it..