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Genuinely insane to the point that I don't believe he'll actually do it. I have no idea who this is for. It will certainly alienate the US tech sector that just spent the last month bending the knee to Trump. It will push Taiwan into the arms of China. I have no idea how this is remotely compatible with all the hawkish AI rhetoric. Baffling on all fronts.
As messed up as it is, he is bargaining for his enterprise. Under the table deals for him and his partners (there are many now, crypto, truth social, $djt, kushner family, these are the ones we know) where other countries negotiate the tariff down via these nasty secret exchanges.
The legacy of this administration may truly be so bad that people will be slapped by old ladies when this all over. Spit on.