[matt-p]

Wouldn't it be smarter to do that before increasing the tarriff to 125%? That doesn't make sense to me either..

[junto]

The user you’re replying to is a brand new account with MAGA written all over them.

[timeon]

There are many people supporting MAGA here (who have their own goals) but seeing true believer, with naive takes, is not that common.

[bitshiftfaced]

If Trump did not counter China's retaliation, then that would've significantly weakened the US's position with every other country.

[bdangubic]

If China doesn’t counter whatever the F we “counter” that would significantly weaken its position with every other country… and the wheel turns with this line of thinking…

except of course Trump brought a knife to a gunfight :)

[bitshiftfaced]

Only, China isn't actively negotiating tariffs with every other country right now, so whether they retaliate won't impact their situation the same as it does from the US's point of view.

[bdangubic]

I really hope you are joking thinking China isn’t negotiating everything with everyone other than USA right now, starting with the very today publicly EU…