Trump’s tariff reversal came after he watched an interview on Fox Business with JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, during which the bank boss said that a recession was a “likely outcome” of the new trade policies, according to the Washington Post.

Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday when he decided to put a pause on the tariffs.

“I would say this morning. Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about it. Fairly early this morning,” he said.

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    1 day ago

    A talking monkey could stumble on phrases that make people clap and repeat them.

    It doesn’t take that many smarts to respond to the pavlov effect. A dog can do it.

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      Great examples, dogs and monkeys are both a different type of intelligence. Calling them stupid is easy, but not entirely accurate…