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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 77 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Tune in tomorrow for when trump announces that greenland tariffs are totally happening!

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They will be tariffs over forcing Greenland and Iceland to swap names

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I feel like that makes slightly too much sense to be something trump would propose. At the very least, he'd have to be aware of them not being the same place, which is already giving him too much credit.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Did you miss the part where he called Greenland Iceland during his speech at the world economic Forum meeting?

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Those crafty Danes win again.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Lmfao no, seriously? I did miss that.

[–] tartarin@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I don't even want to consider what he might be saying in two weeks, speculation like that brings only madness...

edit: Wait did you mean he's saying the tariffs are happening in two weeks because if so I'm dumb and you're funny.

[–] tartarin@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

I meant tariffs are happening in two weeks.

[–] FrederikNJS@piefed.zip 5 points 1 month ago

I'm expecting Trump to loudly announce that he negotiated so hard, and really got Greenland/Denmark to bow to his mighty nogotiating talents, only to then reveal that what he negotiated is that the US is allowed to build several military bases (which they already could), and that they have gotten rights to extract a chunk of minerals (which they already could).

Then the whole MAGA base will be thrilled with how big and strong their dear leader is...

As this point everything is exactly as it were before he started threatening Greenland and Denmark, except for having lost a large chunk of trust around the world, and MAGA feeling emboldened.

Then a few weeks/months down the line Trump will start threatening with an invasion again...

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I need someone to explain this taco reference.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trump Always Chickens Out.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

On the one hand it's Mexican cuisine slander even associating with him, but on the other hand I love the idea of having tacos as often as he chickens out.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Would be great if Casa Bonita had free tacos every time Donald did the obvious.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

We're gonna have free tacos. And we'll make ICE pay for them

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I dunno, that can’t be good for your health.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i would say that with the right fillings it could be quite healthy

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Oh no doubt, it’s just that I don’t think the human stomach can handle such quantities.

[–] hateisreality@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fair. I need a better pic.

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It really looks like what he was doing and Europe signalling that they are willing to go to war with the US over the integrity of their territory was scaring his billionaire supporters. His own party would have turned against him. He must have realized that.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or just temporarily crashing markets to buy in

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 9 points 1 month ago

This was my theory—in fact yesterday I told my wife I’d bet her $50 he walks back the tariffs so his family can cash out when stocks go back up.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I hope that it has scared them enough to lose trust in him in the long run

[–] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So are he and cronies selling off before this craziness, then buying after the hit?

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait, he did all this crap just to get some attention, then pussied out? No way. Man, I'm surprised. Wasn't there something the justice department was supposed to release a month ago? I totally forgot. What was it?

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some kinda list in pdf format or something?

[–] Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah there were a lot of pee dee eff files

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Tomorrow: We're going to war with Plymouth, Massachusetts.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wish he'd just declare total war with Wakanda, Atlantis or something like that, so we can get back to business while he focuses on "updates" from the Pentagon.

[–] minnow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Emperor Calígula declared war against Poseidon, had his army march to the English Channel, and ordered them to strike the water with their weapons and collect sea shells as spoils of war.

So yeah, I think you're on to something.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

tbf caligula most likely did that as a putative thing - he wanted to shame the army for some failure they blamed on the sea or similar. Trump lacks the wit to think of something like that - I don't think you can tariff an army, and that's basically the one hammer in his entire toolchest.

[–] rockyracoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Try and come at us, we have a rock

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck. It's Canada's turn to be the target again isn't it. 😅

[–] Mihies@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or Iran or Cuba or Mexico or Columbia or any random country.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Any country should do.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

When she flips, she flops

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

They said I was going to impose tarrifs over the Greenland thing 👐. But I gotta say that’s not a thing I would do, I love tarrifs if it’s respectfully done. ✊ I impose beautiful and perfect 👌 tarrifs, people love my tarrifs ❤️ The best tarrifs 💸 like you’ve never seen before. 👀 Almost as much as I’d love Greenland 🙌and it’s people would love me, I gotta say. Sleepy Joe Biden 😴and crooked Billary I call her, 👎they wouldn’t know tarr-reef if it bit them in the you know where. 🤔 I blieve the reefs are getting tarred by windmills 🌬️ which is a horrible bad thing. Not by me ☝️it can only good hamberder.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Kid got slapped.

[–] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Humor change? 🤷