Explain It Like I Am Five

[ER]

Indiana - He may well think putin is his daddy and be afraid of him ... But That is not why there are no tariffs on russia. Anyone else want to hazard a guess?

hint: I already basically explained why above

Sanctions

[Rev. Powell]

No trade deficit with Russia?

That's what I thought, but there is a trade deficit with Russia of 2.5 billion (at least according to Google). Here's another analysis: https://www.kyivpost.com/analysis/50272

Any explanation of why he didn't put tariffs on Russia is speculative. The official explanation doesn't make a ton of sense: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5229844-white-house-donald-trump-tariffs-russia-north-korea/ . They say "sanctions preclude meaningful trade" but we actually have a meaningful trade deficit with them in reality. The conservative National Review doesn't understand it either: https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/under-the-trump-teams-formula-russia-should-have-77-percent-tariffs-but-instead-its-only-35-percent/

Looking for the most positive spin, I think it's reasonable to assume it's because the administration is deep in negotiations with Russia over ending the Ukraine conflict and doesn't want to screw that up. They want to reserve leverage for use later. Worst case scenario is pretty bad.

[RCMerchant]

^ Yet he put tariffs on the Ukraine. Seems pretty one-sided to me.
Personally, I don't think he has a clue to what the fvck he's doing.
I'm sure you've heard of his putting tariffs on the Heard-McDonald Islands, which is barren beyond penguins?

On Aug.16 of 2024,  at a press conferance Donald Trump warned that the US would plunge into a 1929-style stock market crash if his Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris wins in November.

And wonder of wonders- look at us now.

[lester1/2jr]

The trade with Russia are various exceptions to the sanctions. So we have some sort of trade with Russia, including a deficit, but we are already massively limiting Russia's economy, at least as it pertains to the US and it's allies.

That said, Trump already threatened countries that buy Russian oil with another tariff if Putin doesn't take the ceasefire deal.

[Leah]

For those who voted for him: are y'all still glad y'all voted for him, or is there regret?

[lester1/2jr]

I didn't actually physically vote for him but I'll take it: yes. I thought the stock market would be booming, he would end at least the war in Ukraine if not Gaza, and we'd be reading stuff from the Epstein files, particularly about the "suicide". Instead it's economic disaster and seeing how far we can bend over for Israel. big swing and a miss, as they say

[Rev. Powell]

I didn't actually physically vote for him but I'll take it: yes. I thought the stock market would be booming, he would end at least the war in Ukraine if not Gaza, and we'd be reading stuff from the Epstein files, particularly about the "suicide". Instead it's economic disaster and seeing how far we can bend over for Israel. big swing and a miss, as they say

Wow, I am impressed. Takes a big man to admit that. 

[RCMerchant]

I didn't actually physically vote for him but I'll take it: yes. I thought the stock market would be booming, he would end at least the war in Ukraine if not Gaza, and we'd be reading stuff from the Epstein files, particularly about the "suicide". Instead it's economic disaster and seeing how far we can bend over for Israel. big swing and a miss, as they say

Virtual karma. Lester.