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He's now officially failed on that promise, given that he said he'd end it before he was swore in.

The move to "blue ribbon commission" this for the time being is more or less confirms that what a lot of us have been saying isn't "whining" but reality IMO I have a furnace and AC that will need to be replaced in a few years, a washer and dryer that are aging, not to mention that weekly trips to the grocery store to worry about, etc. I'd imagine we all do.... I'd rather not have to pay out the nose because of **** policy, so this is welcome news.

Frankly, I'd respect certain folks a bit more if they would just admit that they don't care when Trump does stuff that's wildly corrupt or norm breaking instead of all of this feigned "concern" or whatever. At least that would be honest.

Pretty much anybody that purchases consumer goods should not be hoping for the kinds of tariffs ya boy is proposing.

I'm sure it's temporary, but Tom Homan was out there this weekend equivocating on the Chicago immigration raids scheduled for this week as well.

Unreal

Who knew simple "yes or no" questions could be so hard lol

Will you be as concerned or upset with Trump when Trump pardon's the J6 rioters? Yes or no, please.

Do you think he should pardon the J6 rioters? Yes or no

Will you be as concerned or upset when he does it?

It's gonna sound harsh, but the same is true for those who simp for these guys the hardest.

Not a psychiatrist, but he exhibits all the hallmark traits of being a narcissist. And narcissists are generally miserable people (IYKYK)

I don't like the precedent being set either, but given Trump's own words about using DOJ to go after his enemies, as well as his own use of the pardon and commutation power in the past (ie. Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, etc. possibly J6 defendants and convicts in the future), concerns about precedents ring pretty hollow coming from an enthusiastic Trump supporter.

No one doubts that lol

Ahh yes, pointing out a spelling error is "violence"... Get a grip

It's going to be 26 degrees at noon in DC... Kennedy was sworn in single digit temps iirc. Not sure what Trump's excuse is.

What is "inaguartion"?

Stein provided some additional context that it's a 10 year projection, but still point stands. What doesn't make any sense at all is that he pitches these tariffs as a means to generate revenue, yet the whole point of tariffs is to impact or curb imports (which, of successful, would curb the amount taken in). Seems like a really terrible method to rely on to raise revenues. Just incoherent argle bargle all around

I'm sure that will lower costs.... /s

Emphasis on *trying*.... because I have no clue what he's getting at.

Has less to do with the source of the pork and more to do with the "oh, just go buy this instead" **** that you used to lecture others about during 2022-2023. Your guy won.... he caught the car. This is on his docket now, it's his responsibility. Don't be surprised if people aren't happy when his presence doesn't magically mean lower prices.

Old enough to remember when you would come on and lecture people for comments like this a couple of years ago....

I don't want to downplay some of the other political issues at hand that have received a large amount of coverage, but with a lot of the issues / controversies that have come up within this transition period (particularly his rambling about Greenland and Panama and what not), the question I keep coming back to how any of it helps with the thing that the voters responded to the most in the 2024 election: costs. All evidence during this transition period suggests to me that the incoming administration doesn't have their eye on the ball when it comes to costs, or even the challenges that are impacting costs. They'd literally rather talk about any other subject.

Yup, to the extent that Trump has weighed in on these issues, his pick of RFK Jr. is the extent of him weighing in.

Trump is being inaugurated tomorrow after winning an election that turned more than anything else on the cost of consumer goods. Bird flu, as well as issues related to climate, are all on the docket for his administration to deal with. All of which impact the cost of consumer goods, particularly agricultural goods. I'm curious whether he has any plans to deal with any of these things given that his comments, as well as that of his transition team, have been primarily focused on transgender issues and immigration as far as I can tell