Summary

A video of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins praising Trump’s new tariffs while standing beside a screen showing the Dow Jones down 1,200+ points has gone viral with 1.1 million views.

Trump’s tariffs target over 180 countries, with a 10% baseline on all imports and higher rates on key partners, including China (34%) and the EU (20%).

The administration claims the policy will boost U.S. manufacturing, but analysts warn of economic risks.

Rollins also faced questions over rising egg prices and unclear tariff impacts on food imports.

  • @foggy@lemmy.world
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    5313 days ago

    They want a global recession.

    They want to buy up assets for pennies on the dollar with their existing mega fortunes.

    Idk if they’ve taken into account the fact that they’re devaluing the USD, but they probably have gold or some shit idk.

    • @WhiteRabbit@lemmy.today
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      113 days ago

      They’re giddy making a fortune shorting right now because they knew this was coming. Because this fucked country hasn’t outlawed politicians from investing in the stock market.