Quick, sound the sirens, switch on the red flashing lights ( Yes, that means changing the bulb), IT'S A NATIONAL EMERGENGY.
No bullshit. It is a national emergency. Not enough bullshit.
Declaration of Emergency and Authorization for Temporary Duty Free Importation of Phosphate Fertilizer Morocco – The White House
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Hang on till I pick my jaw up off the floor. Warning, do not read on unless the sun is over the yard arm.
"Global supply chains for phosphate fertilizer and fertilizer inputs, including imports of such products into the United States, have been disrupted in recent months by, among other things, conflicts in fertilizer-producing regions as well as trade actions taken by major fertilizer-producing countries."
Blinking my eyes at that. Am I seeing right ? Say wot ?
"disrupted in recent months by, among other things, conflicts in fertilizer-producing regions"
FFS, who the fuck would be dumb enough to kick off something like that ? What does this mean ?
" Currently, United States production of phosphate fertilizer is insufficient to support domestic agricultural food production after accounting for exports."
But the USA is the greatest country in the world Donald. You never shut up saying that. So what ya gonna do ?
"Producers in countries such as the Kingdom of Morocco can supply phosphate fertilizers to the United States without disruption at this time. It is imperative to immediately facilitate importation of phosphate fertilizers from the Kingdom of Morocco to mitigate the significant risk to the agricultural food production of the United States, to safeguard the economic and national security of the United States, and to ensure a stable domestic food supply."
Ahh right, so what about Morocco Donald? Free market and all that. Can't US farmers already freely buy BS from Morocco?
(2) To provide relief from the emergency declared in this proclamation, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce, after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall take appropriate action within their respective authorities under section 318 to permit until the earlier of 8 months after the date of this proclamation or the termination of the emergency declared in this proclamation, under such regulations and under such conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce may use or prescribe, the importation, free of the collection of duties and deposits of estimated duties, if applicable, under sections 1671, 1675, and 1677j of title 19, United States Code, of phosphate fertilizers of the Kingdom of Morocco, and to temporarily extend during such 8-month period or the course of the emergency, as applicable, the time therein prescribed for the performance of any act related to such imports.
FFS Donald, is that a Sir Humphrey bit from Yes Minister. Cut to the chase. WTF does that mean ?
"free of the collection of duties and deposits of estimated duties"
Ahh right. So you are dropping your tariffs that you imposed. All of them. It's duty free bullshit. Well thank fuck you are doing free market and not doing commie stuff.
"The Federal Government is working with the private sector to expand domestic fertilizer manufacturing capacity, but those efforts will take time to increase the supply materially."
Ohh FFS Donald. That is commie command economy bullshit.
Just fucking astounding. Sorry for the expletives.
Now Donald, I hope we do not see news articles tomorrow about how your sons bought shares in Moroccan BS companies 2 weeks ago.