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/WingedGundark Europe 1d ago

Well, it could be just war too.

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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/RiPont 1d ago

Well, if the theory is that "it's just whatever Putin wants", then Texas seceding seems more possible.

Texas seceding and allying with California? Still implausible.