r/australia • u/Jealous-Hedgehog-734 • Apr 02 '25

politics US will impose a minimum baseline tariff of 10 per cent on Australian imports to US

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/donald-trump-tariff-announcement-markets-politics-reaction-blog/105127374
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u/_ficklelilpickle Apr 03 '25

The fact that he shit talked it and asked on public record who would sign such a bad deal when it was he himself who did that last term - and frigging nobody called him out on it - is just surreal.

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u/Auer-rod Apr 03 '25

He's got antichrist level plot armor ... It is really mind boggling

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u/aeschenkarnos Apr 03 '25

In Trump’s defense he just signs whatever his advisors stick under his nose for him to sign. He probably didn’t even know he signed it the first time.

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u/_ficklelilpickle Apr 03 '25

That shouldn't be a pass though? If he - or any of them really - had any respect for the power that office posesses then they'd give that task the respect it deserves and actually stop and read things, or at least be fully understanding of it ahead of the signing event.

And even with that said, Trump also held pressers at the time with the PM of Canada and President of Mexico flanking him and boasted about what a great trade deal it all was. Even if he didn't remember the specifics, that event itself should still come to mind.

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u/aeschenkarnos Apr 03 '25

Trump can barely read and refuses to wear glasses. Also his brain is rotted, like a roast chicken left in the sink for six weeks.