He could drop every tariff to 0 right now, but the damage is done. He has proven to everyone what was already known by anyone who'd actually observed the man: he does not honour agreements, breaks them the moment he thinks it gives him an advantage, and acts impulsively without thinking.

The USA is now not a credibly stable trade partner. Who's to say it wouldn't turn on a dime tomorrow?

The world is going to keep re-organizing trade around ... everyone but the USA, for the foreseeable future. Once he's gone, and a handful of consecutive US administrations have acted like stable, reasonable adults, then the world might start reconsidering the USA as a worthwhile partner.

Trump's torched the USA's goodwill everywhere. There's no un-doing that with the stroke of a pen.

#USPol #Trump #tariff

**Kevin Karhan** @kkarhan@infosec.space · Apr 7 *

Apr 7 *

Kevin Karhan @kkarhan@infosec.space

Except THIS is not how any of this works!....

All it will do is see the #USA as #unpredictable, #unstable and less #trustworthy than the "P.R." #China or even #Russia under #Putin.

#Trump literally lashing out against friends and neighbours will only backfire hard, and I expect @EUCommission and @europarl_en to enact #PrizeFreezes for #US #products & #services whilst forcing #Retaliatory #Tariffs on all US #products and espechally #services, demanding 100%+ in all #fees, and #revenue of #GAFAMs' services and products to the point that they'll effectively cancel half their revenue that flows back.

Plus forcing all products and services to be processed and sold via a #EU-based #corporation and adding a 30% "#AlienTax" as the #USA already does for i.e. #App #developers that ain't from the US even if they never sold a single license to a US customer.

Not to mention cancelling any #DataProtection agreements that only stalled the foreseeable court decision that #CloudAct is incompatible with #GDPR, thus banning #Office365 / #Microsoft365, #iCloud et. al. from the EU!

And yes, this level of #retaliation is not only just, but #overdue, as we need @european_alternatives / #EuropeanAlternatives to #VISA, #AMEX, #MasterCard, #PayPal, #Steam, etc.

Given #Trump can't be assed to even fake any #loyality or #allied status even for the cameras, this is a #ForeseeableConsequence.

As only with #Accountability and #Consequences will we see change, and punishing the GAFAMs is a neessity in this regard.

Unless we want to end up #downgraded into the state of a US-occupied overseas possession without statehood, like #Guam, #PuertoRico or #AVI...

YouTubeWhy Trump's tariff chaos actually makes sense (big picture)By Money & Macro

#USpol

**RonSupportsYou** @RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social · Mar 12

Mar 12

RonSupportsYou @RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social

Trump's "silly obsession with tariffs against America’s two most reliable and stable trading partners, Canada and Mexico, along with his Sunday statement on Fox News (surprise) about the likelihood of a recession in 2025 lit up every terrified investor everywhere": https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/trump-economy-20214248.php
"The progressive federal income tax is exponentially fairer than tariffs and doesn’t lead to trade wars." #politics #Trump #unstable #risky #investing

**Canvases By Peter** @CanvasesByPeter@mastodon.social · Feb 22

Feb 22

Canvases By Peter @CanvasesByPeter@mastodon.social

In another unbalanced 360 at whim "DT turnaround as he acknowledges Russia invaded Ukraine"

"DT has reversed course to admit that Russia did in fact invade Ukraine. In an interview with Fox News radio on Friday, he acknowledged Russia had invaded Ukraine on the order of Vladimir Putin"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/ukraine-war-briefing-trump-turnaround-as-he-acknowledges-russia-invaded-ukraine

The Guardian · Feb 22Ukraine war briefing: Trump turnaround as he acknowledges Russia invaded UkraineBy Guardian staff reporter

#Unstable #RemoveTrump #USPol