r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/ultralightdude Minnesota 1d ago

Good!  I hope MN joins the party.

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u/WazWaz Australia 1d ago

What party? California can't do anything about import tariffs, this is Newsom begging other countries not to retaliate because... reasons?

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u/wecangetbetter 1d ago edited 1d ago

he's asking other countries to put exemptions on key California made exports

He's also gearing up for a presidential run so trying to establish himself as a leader

We seem to live in a very yolo fuck it lawless era where laws and power only seem applicable if there's people willing to enforce it. which there doesn't seem to be any.

If Trump can do whatever he wants without anyone checking him, what's to say the biggest and most prolific state in the country can't do the same? seems insane, but here we are.

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u/WazWaz Australia 1d ago

Why would they? This is just posturing, for the reason you've identified. This doesn't help American consumers at all.

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u/wecangetbetter 1d ago

nothing that's being done right now is helping the American consumer

what's one more bit of insanity