Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will go into effect immediately, White House says

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/business/trump-tariff-liberation-day/index.html

President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs are a day away – and they’ll go into effect sooner than some had expected. As in, immediately, the White House said Tuesday.

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Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 1y

Bonus panel:

MyMotherIsAHamster@lemmy.ca · 34 pts · 1y

Holy fucking hell, this is the stupidest timeline.

Sanctus@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I'm tired of words having the opposite meaning of what they really have.

skozzii@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 1y

What do you mean? He is liberating low, middle and upper class Americans from their wealth and jobs.

Pilferjinx@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y

Liberate the rest of your inadequate paycheck? America.. fuck ya?

P00ptart@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Step 1- cut off all trade. Crash economy. Step 2- buy everything, go to war with Greenland and Canada. Step 3- profit bigly

MuskyMelon@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Step 3: ....

Step 4: Profit bigly

Zier@fedia.io · 14 pts · 1y

This is nothing more than a Federal Sales Tax.

foggy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So glad I have bets against the s&p 500 while this lunatic has his wannabe dictator spasms.

Give us more uncertainty you twat. It's money in my pocket.

redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y

TSLQ and European defense stocks, our true saviors

simplejack@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

I guess I’m being “liberated” from low taxes and steady prices. Great.

just_another_person@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Lolk

60d@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)
  1. Fuck up your economy
  2. Fuck up our economy
  3. Fuck the world
  4. ???
  5. Profit… maybe?
Omega_Man@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)
  1. Buy all the assets for pennies on the dollar.
60d@lemmy.ca · 0 pts · 1y

Nice add!