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/Archer1407 1d ago

Trump is going to launch a trade war against California in the next few days.

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u/pm_me_ur_ParusMajors North Carolina 1d ago

Considering how much agriculture and manufacturing actually come out of California, this would have a substantial impact on the rest of the US. The California gdp is as much as in the top 5 gdp's in the world.

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u/Faxon 1d ago

Yea idk if Trump realizes it but California has more negotiating power than Canada, and a sizeable portion of the state is ready to fight him. Newsom is a shitheel but he also loves corporations and the California wealthy who keep him in office with the help of their donations, and these tariffs are bad for all of them too. He will react and he has the power to back it up.