President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” but he insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.

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    “The american people will suffer but china will suffer more.” So hes hurting us to hurt them? Great job dumbass.

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      Didn’t you know that consumerism is not conservatism? No? Neither did I, but the good people of r/conservative think so all of the sudden. Somehow.

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    What about the kids who were lucky to get 2 dolls prior to the trade war? Shit outta luck I guess.

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    I don’t think most kids get 30, but is he already talking about how Christmas is going to be? Tomorrow is May 1st. That is 7 months away.

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    2 dolls instead of 30 works out to a reduction of 93.3%! That’s HUGE. If that’s supposed to be his positive spin on things, Americans are truly fucked.

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      It really shows that he doesn’t care about Americans, he cares about punishing and attacking people that he doesn’t like. That is all that matters to him, and he doesn’t hide that. He doesn’t want to make things better, he wants to make people suffer.

      The fact that he has supporters is absolutely unfathomable to me. Then again, those same supporters want to punish the same people he does, so it starts to make sense.

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        He wants to punish Americans more than probably anyone else. Americans had the nerve to laugh at him when people joked about his hair, or makeup, or physique. Americans did not elect him in 2020. Americans allowed him to be forced out and didnt fight back hard enough when Biden “stole” the election. Americans allowed him to have some minor inconveniences when they put him on trial, raided his house for classified docs or made him take reaponsibility for his actions. Americans are going to pay because he knows nothing other than vengence for percieved slights and Americans allowed them all to happen

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    What is trump now? a buddhist? How is a child with 30 dolls suffering? unless they are suffering from too much happiness.

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    Except the kids aren’t getting 2 dolls. They’re getting dragged out into the middle of the street half naked in the middle of the night because the brownshirts can’t even read an address correctly when they’re casually disappearing whole families.

    Why the fuck is this even reported on. Fuck this whole system, down to the author that thought ‘ya that’s worth making an article’

    Don’t buy your kids dolls. Buy them fpv drones.

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      I honestly think they might because of how Xi operates but this isn‘t a contest. It‘s just reckless and destructive.

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      Because that’s the eye-catching part of it? The ridiculous quote is why we’re here.

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        It is. And it just further proves he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. China might take a hit, but the us is going to be drastically worse off.