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/quats555 1d ago

Here’s the sad thing: I don’t think he even necessarily thinks he’s doing Putin’s bidding. Putin just tells him that doing x, y, and z will definitely make him look like a strong leader, and the nerve of country E, they are clearly looking down on you, you’d better do something about that!

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u/PowerResponsibility 1d ago

Indeed, nailed it