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Trump frantically backpedals with "pause" on idiotic tariffs

Carla Sinclair
Apr 09, 2025
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Image: Donald Trump; Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock

After three days of a disastrous stock market crash and this morning's public warning of a recession, Donald Trump frantically backpedaled, taking back his "reciprocal tariff" mistake.

"I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE," the erratic president posted, nixing most of his imbecilic global trade war for at lea…

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