r/worldnews • u/Significant-Colour • 1d ago

China strikes back at Trump with 34 percent tariff — bans rare earth exports to the U.S.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-strikes-back-on-trump-tariffs-bans-rare-earth-exports-to-the-u-s
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u/RecklesslyPessmystic 1d ago

That was only made possible by Nixon's team of criminals conspiring and inspiring to create FoxNews and right wing radio to brainwash enough voters that their future crimes would not end up crushing their careers again.

Even Bush Sr. in his role as GOP Chair backed Nixon for as long as he could, then ended up having to pardon all the guys who ran Iran-Contra for him under Reagan's dementia-addled nose.

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u/thorzeen 1d ago

That was only made possible by Nixon's team of criminals conspiring and inspiring to create FoxNews and right wing radio to brainwash enough voters that their future crimes would not end up crushing their careers again.

Even Bush Sr. in his role as GOP Chair backed Nixon for as long as he could, then ended up having to pardon all the guys who ran Iran-Contra for him under Reagan's dementia-addled nose.

Don't leave out "milton friedman" from your list