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/WingedGundark Europe 1d ago

Well, it could be just war too.

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u/North_Activist 1d ago

It’s pretty much the plot of Civil War (2024), a president who tries to steal a third term and California and Texas among others rebel

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u/frosty_the_blowman 1d ago

California I could see. It's Hard to imagine Texas seceding over Trump taking a third term. If the Republicans in Congress right now are any indication then they will welcome any unconstitutional moves so long as it benefits Trump/their "team".

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u/FNLN_taken 1d ago

Presumably also because some people assume Texans mean it when they say "don't tread on me". And some actually do!