Mega-Thread: Trump Focused Discussion

[PhaelixWW]

Chuck Grassley is trying to introduce a bill that would require Congress to sign off on any tariff and if they don't, it expires after 60 days.

And how would this work, exactly?

What would stop Trump from just reinstating the tariff on the 61st day if Congress fails to sign off?

[postman1782]

The market will stabilize, like it always does. But yes, I'm sure a lot of people are worried right now.

The tariffs are already having an effect, re: increased productivity at home. I think you'll see a lot of other companies do the same, shifting production/hiring domestically when and where they can.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...fs-2025-04-03/

No they aren't.

[diller]

Did you say "Thank you"?

[Flarelaine]

Keep discussion of the last election out of this thread. We have one dedicated to it and still open.

[Zaydin]

The market will stabilize, like it always does. But yes, I'm sure a lot of people are worried right now.

The tariffs are already having an effect, re: increased productivity at home. I think you'll see a lot of other companies do the same, shifting production/hiring domestically when and where they can.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...fs-2025-04-03/

You finally stopped pretending that you weren't a DonOld supporter, huh?

Is deliberately crashing the stock market and Trump steering the US towards a recession on purpose how one defines 'winning' now?

[PhaelixWW]

Dow still tanking in pre-market action.

[hellhamster]

Futures today are looking red, but not by much.

Fear and Greed index is at 7. I wanna say this is a buying opportunity, but I don't know what the D has in store for us yet.

[Shadowferal]

I won't be surprised if it falls below 40k.

[Zaydin]

Dow still tanking in pre-market action.

Polymarket is predicting that the US will likely enter a recession this year. It is crypto-based, though, so take that for whatever it's worth.

Wonder how low DonOld and the GQPs popularity will drop if Trump deliberately causes a recession because he's too stupid to know when to shut up and too egotistical to back down.

[Muzjhath]

Polymarket is predicting that the US will likely enter a recession this year.

Wonder how low DonOld and the GQPs popularity will drop if Trump deliberately causes a recession because he's too stupid to know when to shut up and too egotistical to back down.

Well, the actual backers of the GOP (not the voters) will approve.

[PhaelixWW]

Wonder how low DonOld and the GQPs popularity will drop if Trump deliberately causes a recession because he's too stupid to know when to shut up and too egotistical to back down.

40% of voters will be convinced it's Biden's fault.

Somehow.

[hellhamster]

You finally stopped pretending that you weren't a DonOld supporter, huh?

Is deliberately crashing the stock market and Trump steering the US towards a recession on purpose how one defines 'winning' now?

Every pullback is an opportunity.

[Dontrike]

40% of voters will be convinced it's Biden's fault.

Somehow.

And 20% of that will think it's Obama's fault. Then all of them will blame DEI and hyper trans people, or whatever new boogey man term the right comes up with.

[PhaelixWW]

Dow nosedive alert...




EDIT: Sneaking up on that 40k threshold.




EDIT 2: Well, that didn't take long.

[Odinfrost]

Trump was right. It was Liberation Day for the US.
The liberation of all its wealth, that is

[PhaelixWW]

Dropping 500 points in 20 minutes is bad... right?

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And now we've hit 1000 down in pre-market action.

[hellhamster]

Timbeeeeeeeeeer

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China announced a 34% EXTRA tariff on all US products, which is why we see this freefall.

[PhaelixWW]

China announced a 34% EXTRA tariff on all US products, which is why we see this freefall.

Just in time to punch the US markets on Friday before the weekend halt.

[hellhamster]

The EU is gonna retaliate any day now as well.

Just don't look at your portfolio for a few weeks/months/years guys. If you don't look, then nothing has happened.

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Just in time to punch the US markets on Friday before the weekend halt.

Should have been 12 hours from now for maximum lols. This gives the markets a day to stabilise. Might not be enough, but let's see.

[PhaelixWW]

It just keeps falling and falling and falling...