Smartphones and computers will be exempt from Trump's steep China tariffs, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed late on Friday night.

Smartphones, computers, and other electronics will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s steep China tariffs, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed late on Friday night.

  • mimavox@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    3 days ago

    I think he’s trying to play 5D-chess but has no fucking clue about what he’s doing. Like when you start a new, complicated 4x-game and just click random shit to see what happens.

    In bet that in his mind, these back-and-forth moves are master negotiation tactics.

    • Libra00@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      He’s trying to play checkers when everyone else is playing chess. Somebody walks by occasionally, snickers, and says ‘You should go there, you’ll definitely win if you do’ because they benefit from the chaos said ‘advice’ produces, and goes on about their business. Tariffs were his attempt to shout ‘King me!’, and he’s only now realizing that his own king is vulnerable.

    • taladar@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      He looks like the kind of person trying to play 5D-chess without even knowing any of the rules of regular chess.