Trump says U.S. cattle ranchers ‘don’t understand’ tariffs after some slam Argentine beef plan

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/trump-ranchers-beef-tariffs-argentina.html

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AZX3RIC@lemmy.world · 113 pts · 310d (8 replies)

To summarize, according to Trump:

  1. Ranchers are doing better than they have been for 20 years because of his tariffs since his tariffs slowed down buying beef from other places.

  2. But those same ranchers need to lower their prices.

  3. So we're going to buy beef from other places to lower prices.

It's almost like we're going right back to where we were!

dhork@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 310d (3 replies)

But you are forgetting the key part: the Narcissist in Chief can take credit for his bold leadership on every step, never mind the fact we didn't get anywhere.

spongebue@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 310d (2 replies)

Ok, so from this corner, we're going to go to the other end of the block and turn right

Then, we'll go to the other end of the block and turn right

After that, we'll go to the other end of the block and turn right

Finally, we'll go to the other end of the block and turn right

Leadership!

ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 310d

What you fail to mention is, at every turn the road slopes downwards.

dhork@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 310d

At least they didn't turn the country Left ....

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 310d

The Potemkin presidency.

fulcrummed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d (2 replies)
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d (1 reply)

miked@piefed.social · 2 pts · 310d

Back to basics.

z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml · 52 pts · 310d (2 replies)

Lol. Okay, let me get this straight, the Orange Turd is going to explain tariffs? Oh man, I gotta find a good seat for this one.

Okay, asshat, explain tariffs to me.

EDIT: spelling.

WindyRebel@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 310d (1 reply)

TRUTH

Can’t SLEEP!!! Thinking about TARIFFS (and how NOBODY gets them except ME!!!). They’re actually VERY SIMPLE — but the Fake News and the globalists don’t want you to understand!!! We used TARIFFS to make AMERICA RICH AGAIN — billions and billions pouring in!!! Other countries were LAUGHING at us before I came along — NOT ANYMORE!!!

They said, “Sir, you can’t do that!” and then they watched as we WON, and WON, and WON!!! Maybe it’s just SMARTS, maybe it’s GENIUS, maybe it’s something HIGHER — people say it’s like GOD HIMSELF said, “Donald, FIX IT.” (and we DID!!!)

Anyway, bottom line — TARIFFS = GOOD for EVERYONE!!! Sleep well, America. I NEVER DO!!! 🇺🇸🔥💪

Source: ChatGPT, but also probably exactly how he’d “explain” it.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 310d

Too on-topic.

ultranaut@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 310d (4 replies)

Ranchers definitely do not understand tariffs, if they did they wouldn't have overwhelmingly voted for Trump and Republicans. It's not like there was any kind of secret about the plan to impose tariffs on Americans, Trump couldn't even answer a question about childcare without mentioning tariffs during the campaign. Now ranchers are feeling the consequences of their vote and we get to hear their "he's hurting the wrong people" bullshit, like they didn't choose to do this to themselves.

crozilla@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 310d (3 replies)

I saw a video from a farmer who said they knew Trump was going to screw them, but that he’d bail them out afterward. They were after that sweet, sweet taxpayer cash.

paper_moon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 310d (1 reply)

And they get to hold on to that family land that's now worth millions of dollars. How fun for everyone else paying for their family wealth, while they vote for people screaming that everyone else that's not them is lazy and freeloading off the government teat...

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d

How else are they going to "own the libs" while grinning about ICE tackling brown people and disappearing them?

Frozengyro@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 310d

Sounds like a communist...

PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 310d

They don't understand how the tariffs helped them because the tariffs DIDN'T help them.

Ffs I wish he'd die already

Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 310d

Your opinion on Trump really is the ultimate test of whether or not you are stupid

Dogiedog64@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 310d (1 reply)

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 MAKE ARGENTINA GREAT AGAIN!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

Lmfao what a joke.

preludeofme@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 310d

Still fits

bagsy@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 310d (1 reply)

What a narcissistic shit bag. Nothing is ever his fault. He is always right, and everyone else is always wrong.

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 310d

That's how he gets to make an idiotic hat for his followers to put on their heads so they can identify themselves with the modern dunce cap: "Trump was right about everything".

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 310d

Well, I see Trump doesn't understand where the apostrophe goes. I can't say as I'm too surprised, really.

vegeta@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 310d

PhD's in physics don't understand algebra.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 310d

Trump doesn’t understand tariffs.

danekrae@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 310d (2 replies)

There's at least one title a day with the word 'slam' in it.

Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 310d
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Fandangalo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d

I followed the chain down here.

MehBlah@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 310d

Whats to understand. The orange tumor sold you out and you are having the experience you voted for.

BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 310d

He's RIGHT! I'm an IDIOT! I'm going to Vote for Him again because I'm a Free Thinking Republican!

CommissarKrieg@leminal.space · 7 pts · 310d

Why would they? It’s not like it directly affects and jeopardizes their livelihood

DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 310d (1 reply)

I mean, they don't understand tariffs.

Because they're stupid as fuck.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 310d

Farmers are pretty smart on trade matters. They don't have the option of endlessly bullshitting and failing upwards.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 310d

The tariffs are doing what they always and inevitably do.

HubertManne@piefed.social · 4 pts · 310d

I feel so sorry for trump on how all the experts don't know their expertise as well as trump. These so called experts could never make profit from underpants.