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/North_Activist 1d ago

It’s pretty much the plot of Civil War (2024), a president who tries to steal a third term and California and Texas among others rebel

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u/frosty_the_blowman 1d ago

California I could see. It's Hard to imagine Texas seceding over Trump taking a third term. If the Republicans in Congress right now are any indication then they will welcome any unconstitutional moves so long as it benefits Trump/their "team".

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u/I_AM_NOT_A_WOMBAT 1d ago

A prior discussion about this, iirc, noted that Texas was chosen to make it less overtly political, but I haven't seen the movie.

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u/FuriousPorg 1d ago

Yeah, the movie was not overtly political. There are no explicit references to Republicans or Democrats that I can remember. It’s clear from the opening sequence, though, who the president is possibly meant to represent: https://youtu.be/-QP6ZXSbmvY