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/ToughTalkingTurtle 1d ago

Is it true that he didn't place tariffs on Russia?

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u/Attack-Cat- 1d ago

Yes, but to be fair the US and Russia have minimal trade relations. There is about $3 billion in trade between Russia and the U.S. per year. That the amount of good that crosses the US / Canada border PER DAY. Russia also has sanctions on it.

So it’s bad Russia got left out (because obviously trump is tanking the economy for the benefit of oligarchs and Russia) but also it’s not theat much of a flex to point out Russia isn’t included

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u/FixTheLoginBug 1d ago

Even Iran got hit while it has a ton more sanctions than Russia on it.

Imports from Russia: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/russia

Imports from Iran: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/iran

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u/Attack-Cat- 1d ago

My understanding was that Iran wasn’t on the tariff list either.

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u/FixTheLoginBug 15h ago

They got 10%, the same as other countries ChatGPT couldn't find trade data from.