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He's not calculating. This guy is the intrusive thought of the worst kind of American. He's purely instinctual. He's not some evil wizard playing 3D chess. He's a cat who got dropped on it's head chasing a reflected beam of light and scratching you if you get too close to his food

Why would an American President implement a policy that hurts the US economy and helps no one? At first glance, it seems absurd and irrational. But the answer is staring us right in the face: Vladimir Putin wants to sabotage American power, and the best way to do that is to sabotage our economy

And he knows this. djt put tariffs on farm goods in his first term with possible devastating consequences for farmers. djt used taxpayer dollars to cover his thoughtless tariffs and make the farmers whole. And the farmers voted for him again. He knew. They knew. This is dangerous stupidity.

It's not inexplicable - it's the inevitable result of elevating a psychopath to the highest position of our political system. The tariffs are irrational from every perspective except one - a narcissist whose fragile ego drives him to self-soothe by attacking everyone who makes him feel inadequate.

"I now know I was wrong—but I still don’t understand why a president would follow through on a policy likely to generate so much political backlash for so little gain." Bro - it's not complicated: Trump LIKES tariffs bc he's not very bright and has decided to not allow himself to be removed. 🤷‍♀️

"I now know I was wrong—but I still don’t understand why a president would follow through on a policy likely to generate so much political backlash for so little gain." Bro - it's not complicated: Trump LIKES tariffs bc he's not very bright and has decided to not allow himself to be removed. 🤷‍♀️

This assumes the players are willing to play by the rules. If you intend to break the rules and ignore elections, the political calculus changes and you only care about a small group of oligarchs who enable your power.