Trump urges Americans not to buy from American companies because of his own tariffs

[babylonsister]

Trump urges Americans not to buy from American companies because of his own tariffs
He really doesn't understand just how bad his own plan is.
Zack Ford
May 13, 2019, 10:00 am


President Donald Trump kicked Monday morning off with a series of tweets defending his new tariffs against China. His latest tactic is to urge Americans not to buy products from American companies if they manufacture in China.

The way tariffs work is that American businesses pay the fees for bringing in goods manufactured in China, which they then pass on to consumers. The president reasons, however, that Americans can easily avoid these increased costs.

Trump said there is “no reason” for U.S. consumers to pay the tariffs, before claiming that companies inside China would soon move to other countries. In the meantime, Trump said people should just buy products from inside the United States.

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[Blue_Tires]

1. Be proud, America... You elected a fucking 9-year-old!

[SummerSnow]

2. Dems candidates should use this...Trump the anti-American president.

[malaise]

3. That means they should stay away from all the Con's properties

They use China steel

[saidsimplesimon]

4. Just a theory,

Perhaps these corporations have not donated cash or advertised publicly in support of the clown?

Or, another example of the clown's claim that "I could murder someone and get away with it."?

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Holy Cow,you got to be kidding.

This Slug is really out to lunch. Every product made in the States has a outsource to China or Mexico. So all those Textile Fabrics we make for our Chinese made shirts are about to get smashed. Oh,btw,those are Southern State Jobs .

[ooky]

6. And exposing another fundamental concept this business genius doesn't understand.

Supply chains.

[Doreen]

7. Another part of his destruction of

those American jobs he falsely promised.

[llmart]

8. So I guess his other wife, Ivanka's products are off limits.

Hope she goes bankrupt.