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/Am_I_AI_or_Just_High 1d ago

Since Cali is has a bigger economy than nearly every other country, this is very possible and will make trump look even dumber. Also you don't need GPT to calculate "no more tariffs"

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u/Bruce-7891 1d ago

I'd love this but it sounds illegal as F. A tariff is a tax and a state can't independently decide it's not going to participate in federal taxes.

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u/AmberDuke05 1d ago

These tariffs have been illegal since day one. Trump just claiming everything is an emergency and in enacting things Iike we are in wartime which we are not. Most of his actions since he took office are illegal and are in court. He basically broke the contract for a lot of these states so why should they listen to it.

It will fought in the courts and will be dragged out until Trump is out of office.