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/ultralightdude Minnesota 1d ago

Good!  I hope MN joins the party.

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u/karenswans 1d ago

And Washington State.

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u/scough Washington 1d ago

Absolutely, let’s get the whole west coast in on the party

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u/AutumnEclipsed 1d ago

I can see OR not stepping up but WA is well positioned in its tech, agriculture, and lumber to follow suit.

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u/Spread_Liberally 1d ago

Oregon here. We've definitely been a slow mover for a while now but if you and California get cooking on this we'll slowly get our shit together enough to help.

Once all the alfalfa and wheat growers in the eastern half of the state figure out their export market is gone, they might actually want to act in their own best interests.