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/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/StoneCypher 1d ago

 this would have a substantial impact on the rest of the US. 

He wants to destroy the country, so

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u/Practical_Shift6970 1d ago

He's only going to destroy the country east of the Rockies. There are geological borders that would make an armed suppression of California difficult at best.

This whole Trump agenda is to line the pockets of rich people. If you can't see that you're either a fool or collaborator.

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u/StoneCypher 1d ago

This whole Trump agenda is to line the pockets of rich people. If you can't see that you're either a fool or collaborator.

I actually think that there's more Putin than Thiel to this, but I'm sympathetic to your viewpoint