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Trump had to reverse his aggressive tariff rhetoric after CEOs from Walmart, Target, and Home Depot warned of empty shelves and higher prices due to supply chain disruptions.

Investors reacted negatively to his threats against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, prompting a market sell-off.

Trump backtracked, expressing optimism on a China trade deal and now denying plans to fire Powell.

Global markets remain volatile, and the IMF cited Trump’s trade war as a “major negative shock” to global growth.

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[–] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 137 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Nothing says "I am the master of making a deal" like having to back off of nearly all of them every time anyone calls your bluff.

I'll never see how so many think Trump is one of the smartest people in any room.

He's a slumlord, just like his father. It is just unfortunate that the entire country will be his shitty government housing block by the time he gets done with it.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 3 points 15 hours ago

People have been calling him the biggest blowhard in the world since he got his first start in the 1970s. Enough people believe him for him to be relevant, sadly.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Trump just allowed Republicans to be racist and bigoted out in the open without censure. They saw how trump doesn't get much flak for his bigotry

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I wish he reversed his "deals" but it looks like he's only reversing on China? So a big "fuck you" to american manufacturing while also helping our number 1 enemy.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 17 hours ago

The whole thing is a giveaway for China to step into America's role on the world stage. I don't think that can be undone at this point. It's obvious that the US is not a stable, rational trade negotiator. Who wants to have their currency reserves under a country like that?

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'll never see how so many think Trump is one of the smartest people in any room.

"He's rich so he must be smart. You have to be smart to get that rich. This must all be part of the plan for the smart rich guy."

Mix that in with a 'Just World Fallacy' (Good people succeeded and bad People fail. Therefore anyone who has as much wealth and power as Trump must be a good person worth listening to) and you have the people who support Trump.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Worthington's Law.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Yup. That’s my dad. He’s confused now. He thought musk and Trump were smart because they were very wealthy. He’s finding it hard to understand that these people just inherited their wealth, and they’re able to be visible in the public eye, make money and take risks because of how much they have and not because they’re smart. Their arrogance is funny - Ie: musk unable to find the relationship between his nazi salute, his work at DOGE, and decreasing revenue in Tesla. Never heard of causation.

[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You could've just said trump supporters to dumb af

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bluegreenwookie 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly i saw so many interviews during his first run with trump supporters that said exactly that first phase you said

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 day ago

Way to entrench the status quo benefiting the rich. Get people to believe only the rich are smart and therefore worth listening to.