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CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman pulled no punches with his blistering analysis of Donald Trump’s economic policies, in particular the tariffs the president keeps proposing then, in some cases, pulling back on.
“I’m going to say this at risk of my job but what President Trump is doing is insane. It is absolutely insane,” Liesman said on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Exchange.”
“And now he’s saying he’s putting 50% tariffs on Canada unless they agree to become the 51st state,” the journalist continued. “That is insane. There is just no other way of describing it.”
There are currently “no bounds” around Trump when compared to his first term when “there were people around him who seemed to… I don’t know what the word is… but smooth over some of the edges,” Liesman lamented.
“The other thing that’s not talked about,” he added, “is what’s going on within the administration in terms of how they’re treating the Constitution and laws.”
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“And now he’s saying he’s putting 50% tariffs on Canada unless they agree to become the 51st state,” the journalist continued. “That is insane. There is just no other way of describing it.”
Seriously? Truly bat sj!t crazy. Trump has truly lost his marbles.
(PS - plus, he apparently missed the chance to impose 51% tariffs, in honor of his 51st state BS!)
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No offense, but I had to check that out (i.e. tying tariffs to submission for statehood). I think the reference is to this:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2y811g1dgoHe also criticised Canada for relying on the US for "military protection", and reiterated that he wanted the country to become the 51st US state.
He added that it "would make all tariffs, and everything else, totally disappear" if Canada were to join the US as a state.So it's not exactly a conditional to remove tariffs, but a side-effect of becoming a state. Perhaps a minor distinction, but we aren't conservative media, so we strive for accuracy.
And it would still need to be at least 10 states (if not 13). Not just one. I do think Canada should ramp-up the electricity tariff (or just cut it off). Don't give the Felon anything. It just encourages him to do worse.
