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/654456 1d ago

They are going to remove sanctions in a few weeks anyway

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u/HighVulgarian 1d ago

They’ve already started removing sanctions

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u/toru_okada_4ever 1d ago

But, what about all the new factories that are being built as a result of the tariffs??

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u/HighVulgarian 1d ago

I’m assuming /s here.

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u/toru_okada_4ever 1d ago

Ye/s

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u/HighVulgarian 1d ago

Yeah that and he’ll eliminate income tax. What a crock

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u/654456 1d ago

Don't worry, they will eliminate taxes on OT right after saying that OT isn't earned until you cross 80 hours a week

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u/aculady 21h ago

They'll eliminate FICA taxes on OT right away, because they want to kill Social Security and Medicare, and that would reduce the amount of earnings credited toward those benefits.

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u/karina87 1d ago

Huh? which ones?

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u/MindLikeaGin-Trap 1d ago

The article below is from the beginning of March, and it looks like they've already removed sanctions for someone named Karina Rotenberg, who was sanctioned in 2022.

White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say

The White House has asked the State and Treasury departments to draft a list of sanctions that could be eased for U.S. officials to discuss with Russian representatives in the coming days as part of the administration's broad talks with Moscow on improving diplomatic and economic relations, the sources said.

The sanctions offices are now drawing up a proposal for lifting sanctions on select entities and individuals, including some Russian oligarchs, according to the sources.

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u/Nice-River-5322 1d ago

Kinda worth noting this article is about a month old now and is before Trump's threats to raise sanctions and increase pressures on other nations still trading with Russia should Putin renege on the deal to end the Ukraine war

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u/MindLikeaGin-Trap 1d ago

Yes, however, during his first term, he continually removed sanctions. It is not surprising that he's planning to do so again.

2016: Trump to look at recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, lifting sanctions

2017: Trump administration relaxes U.S. sanctions on Russia imposed under Obama

2018-19: Trump Administration to Lift Sanctions on Russian Oligarch’s Companies & US lifts sanctions on Putin ally's firms

The Senate did go against Trump and impose sanctions during Trump's term, however. This time, that seems unlikely.

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u/Nice-River-5322 1d ago

I guess it depends on if Putin reneges or not.

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u/HighVulgarian 1d ago

The wife of one of putin’s closest allies.

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u/tomdarch 1d ago

Standard Trump move: Step 1) Create a stupid crisis through some preposterous action. Step 2) Stop or remove that preposterous action which created the crisis. Step 3) Take credit for "solving the crisis."

We've come to learn that tens of millions of Americans are profoundly detached from the details or basics of what is going on politically, economically and governmentally. Sadly "I did something!" (as a way of characterizing imposing tariffs) and then "There was a crisis, but I solved it!" (characterizing ending most tariffs) will play positively with this huge number of detached/confused Americans.

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u/chaos_nebula 1d ago

There was near unanimous bipartisan support for sanctions during Trump's first term and he just ignored them.

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u/idoeno 1d ago

They already stopped enforcing them.

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u/bobolly 1d ago

I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet wait until 6pm today after markets close