Is anyone watching this Trump car crash?

[soundsys]

WTF is happening? It’s like some bizarre performance art piece.

He’s holding up signs and shouting and throwing out hats it’s just 🤯

What an absolute shitshow. I feel so bad for the USA. For all the everyday citizens like you and me and also for those who believe in him. May the next four years pass quickly for all concerned.

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands.

The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

Catchy!

My cup runneth over. He's now doing a press briefing, well a briefing for the "press" he lets in and there are FOUR boards.

Calm down, dear. We're destroying globalism for you.

You can thank us later. 😁

I think it is a good thing. What is wrong with encouraging Americans to buy American and support their own workers and economy? We should do the same here.

I have had a brief online scour to see what madness he is unleashing but am not feeling strong enough to look and listen as he makes me feel ill. Yesterday's photos of Trump, Kid Rock (FFS!) in the Oval Office with that ridiculous "Gulf of America" map in the background was enough to make me decide to avoid all sight and sound of the lunatic today.

I don't think he knows how to use a laptop/slide deck....

You clearly know nothing about global economics. For a start the US doesn’t make a lot of the things it needs. You don’t just set up manufacturing plants overnight

I wondered that. I know there was something on the news about tariffs.

Can someone pleeeease send a screenshot of this “board”??? It sounds too good to be true

Has he? from what, that DOGE nonsense? did he flounce off in a rage? I am not doubting you but I haven't seen anything about it. Last thing I saw about Musk was a picture of him wearing a hat in the shape of a massive piece of cheese!. He's another one I can't stand the sight or sound of so I never click on anything about him

Surely if he moves the manufacturing to the US the price of some goods will go up because American workers earn more than Chinese or Taiwanese workers. Which means American consumers won’t be happy.

This will encourage businesses to set up US plants and create jobs.

It really isn’t that simple. The US doesn’t manufacture everything it needs so the US public will be paying a great deal more for anything imported. Trump doesn’t know what he’s talking about and unfortunately he’s not the only one. He said to ready ‘Economics for Dummies’.

Which British phone should I buy next? What about chocolate - I like chocolate, but the beans are a bugger to grow here. I'm looking forward to quiet nights in with only iPlayer and ITVx to watch with none of that Netflix or Amazon stuff. Who wants all those foreign programmes?

Does anyone else find themselves shouting lots of expletives at the TV these days?

@OonaStubbs
You can’t set up manufacturing overnight. It will take time to set up and build a supply chain and train workers. Typical populist, simple answers to complex problems.

That made me laugh. When I look at him, which isn't often as he is so repulsive, I often wonder how many bronzer compacts he gets through in a month. I imagine the compact all worn down with the metal showing through and the horrible manky brushes that is is applied with. I am sure he thinks he looks fabulous , glowing with health and so manly!

Let’s say foreign made cars go up by…I dunno $5000 each.

US made cars can’t become magically widely available overnight. Plants need set up. Workers found, trained, and employed.

Many of the parts they will need cross in and out of the US multiple times before getting near a vehicle, and they’ll have tariffs imposed every time, drastically inflating prices way above what they are now.

By the time you can readily buy a US car, the price of them will have been hiked to match foreign cars (because why wouldn’t you do that) and Trump will be out of office or dead.

And that’s just cars - this goes for every single thing people want or need to buy really.

I feel sad for them too but they did vote for him. And not enough citizens came out to vote against him. Kamala was v clear when she outlined the consequences of his economic plan. People knew.

It’s all awful for the world.

What's his fap with the UK?
WTF does that little poisoned banana want with us?

😂 exactly my thoughts!

And yes, I too don't feel sad for the electorate.

I forgot to quote this- 😂