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/LackingUtility 1d ago

This would led Californian farmers continue to sell almonds overseas without drying up demand.

And Trump can't impose state-specific tariffs. And to the best of my knowledge, there's nothing California imports that no other state also imports.

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u/gplfalt 1d ago

You're saying reasons why it would be good for California but that wasn't the question I was asking.

I was asking why the ever tucking hell would a nation risk further tariffs and Trump retaliation just to lend a hand to California?

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u/KonigSteve 1d ago

Perhaps a state subsidy on particular products (that it primarily imports from China)?

He literally said the reason here.

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u/gplfalt 1d ago

That is very much not enough to risk further tariffs on the federal side. Like not at all. Especially for countries like Canada.