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#Trump claims that experts have been wrong about #NAFTA, #China & his first-term #tariffs & that they will be wrong again about his current trade actions. 🙄

Futures on the S&P 500, which allow investors to trade when exchanges are not officially open, began to tumble after Trump started outlining the tariff rates. The index had ended the day higher, but futures are now down more than 1%.

You just can't fix #Stupid.

"She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it.
Rebecca Carlson planned to use a USDA grant to hire overseas workers for her cherry harvest. A funding freeze has left her in debt and unsure whether she can hire the workers."

#Crisis #Tariffs #Economy #Canada #NAFTA #TradeWar #USA #EU #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Weapons #Ukraine #Immigration #Farm

nbcnews.com/politics/economics

NBC News · She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it.By Shannon Pettypiece

The great negotiator fails again

" Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting

Russia insists on terms to end the war that spell the end of democratic Ukraine, and has followed up the Trump call with an assault on Kyiv. "

#Russia# #Crisis #Tariffs #Economy #Canada #NAFTA #TradeWar #USA #EU #Europe #NATO #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #USA #Ukraine

politico.eu/article/donald-tru

POLITICO · Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shootingBy Jamie Dettmer

I'm sure it's all part of #Dementia #Trump plans to destroy international relations and the global economy.

"Canadian airlines start canceling U.S. routes amid Trump fallout
Flights to Nashville and Las Vegas from Toronto are affected."

#Recession #Depression #Crisis #Tariffs #Economy #Canada #NAFTA #TradeWar #USA #EU #Europe #NATO #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #USA #WallStreet

thestreet.com/travel/canadian-

Just in case those opposed to Trump think there have been #protests in the US... here's an image of what tiny Serbia is able to do. Compare that today's and yesterday's paltry efforts in the US. Serbia today has had over 100,000- the US several thousand.

#Canada #NAFTA #Tariffs #TradeWar #USA #EU #Europe #NATO #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism

euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03

I'm old enough to remember #NAFTA being born.
So many folks in Canada were worried the US would get the lion share of manufacturing, and Canadian businesses - with longer distances, etc would be hobbled or wither. Conservatives crowed how all boats would rise when we were all great partners.
Maybe true while the great partner part was true.
But those cons set us up for today's situation where key industries are dominated by the US, and Canada relies them at our peril- as the NAFTA plan intended

More "Happy?" #MAGA voters???

"Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts
From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead."

#Canada #NAFTA #Tariffs #TradeWar #USA #Mexico #EU #Europe #NATO #News #Democrats #MAGA #Fascism #Currency #Economics #Finance #Oil #Budget #Farm

nbcnews.com/politics/economics

NBC News · Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cutsBy Shannon Pettypiece