Trump is threatening to jack up tariffs on China by an additional 50% unless Beijing abandons its retaliatory duties on U.S. imports.

Trump in a Truth Social post gave China until Tuesday to undo its 34% tariffs, imposed in response to the “reciprocal” duties unveiled at the White House last week.

Trump also wrote that he will cancel all planned talks with China if they do not comply with his demand.

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    8 hours ago

    yet europeans are still afraid that russia is going to conquer europe somehow.

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      They can if they divide us beforehand. Russia’s greatest arms aren’t rifles or shells or nukes, it’s information and sowing dissent in other countries. I am 100% sure Hungary wouldn’t be in its current state if Russia wasn’t involved somehow.

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        7 hours ago

        they’re barely able to advance and even then at very steep costs; their victory will be pyrrhic at best

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            i doubt very much that they want a nuclear wasteland next to them nor do they have any history of using nuclear weapons; however europe’s ally does and they’re already in the process of screwing over europe more than russia could ever hope to achieve.

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                there wouldn’t be anyone left to care after the nuclear holocaust takes place.

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                5 hours ago

                – against other nations; like in the scenario you were painting.

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                  There’s always a first for everything and it isn’t as if the Kremlin being run by decent caring people who have what’s best for people in their hearts.

                  They are in fact quite bad possibly worse than the USA.

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                    they could only wish that they were worse than the usa; we’re king when it’s comes to committing genocides and fostering political violence.

                    we’re so good at it that our victims refuse to believe it happened, even when you have proof.

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      I’m Mostly just worried about nukes and someone on there side will follow through.

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        russia doesn’t have a history of using nukes against another country, but europe’s ally does and they’re already in the process of screwing over europe more than russia could ever fantasize about; nevertheless russia is still the key problem somehow.

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                the CIA fostering the Hungarian uprising was literally proven to be true in the JFK releases from the other week. lol

                try paying attention; i know that’s a tall order for a liberal, but i’m sure you can do it if you apply yourself.

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                  Aaaand there we go, the classic tankie “ur a lib” line.

                  The CIA having any hand in a general uprising against a Stalinist terror is irrelevant considering the number of forced disappearances that were taking place, political opression and the supression of genuine workers unions by the Gero regime.

                  Stalin and his ilk are burning in hell right alongside Hitler and Kissinger.