Trump says will impose 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea (reuters.com)

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Woke up on the wrong side of the bed today I guess ... maybe tomorrow he won't.

dumb. these are allies.

Dont worry, russia once again got spared!

My gut says they're a lot more emboldened to go full tilt on the tarrifs with the budget bill passed. The plan all along has been to shift from taxes to this to raise revenue for the govt, and with the enormous deficit hit from that they have the cover to say "well we need to balance the budget" etc.

Trump doesn't have the power. There needs to be a real emergency, or congress needs to pass it. And I think 'tax cuts' are easier for the Republicans to pass than tariffs but we'll see.