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/pigeonholepundit 1d ago

Pritzker did it earlier this week.

https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/pritzker-signs-trade-agreement-between-illinois-and-mexico/

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u/shrimpcest Colorado 1d ago

Those agreements won't be bypassing tariffs from what I can tell.

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u/say592 1d ago

I don't see how they possibly could. Shit still has to go through customs, so tariffs have to be paid.

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u/Wayyside 1d ago

It’s just posturing probably. If it works, it will be juicy how it gets handled.