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Henrik's avatar

Mix or delay and implementation on a country level would be my guess, especially if people like Bessent can convince Trump he’s building a grand anti-China trade coalition by negotiating

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Brad Warren's avatar

Yeah, Trump needs to be convinced that he's winning.

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Zero Cool's avatar

I’d like the pressure on him to give Democrats what they want count as winning.

If that’s the case, sign me up please.

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Henrik's avatar

apparently that’s how Bessent broke through to him - emphasized a trade war with China as politically popular and the rest of it not and turned the Orange Don’s attention entirely on China

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JanusIanitos's avatar

Forced to guess that's what I would say too.

My point was more: we do not really know. Policy decisions are entirely opaque right now. Decisions are made haphazardly and whether or not there is follow through is unknowable by anyone, arguably even by insiders.

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