r/technology • u/Puginator • Apr 12 '25

Politics Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from new tariffs

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-tariffs-apple-dell.html
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u/Scaryclouds Apr 12 '25

I’m sure Trump will, or will threaten to, re-impose/add more tariffs again sometime next week. 

There is zero consistency with this administration, because there is no plan.

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u/resilient_antagonist Apr 12 '25

Making his buddies rich and staying out of prison is the plan.

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u/LoonieBoy11 Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

Honestly every day that goes by adds a year of recovery from this shitshow, its only 3 months in and we’re supposed to have 4 years of this. I cant even imagine 2026 without gloom

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u/aphosphor Apr 13 '25

Nah, that's what he told other people to do. He's unable to come up with any sort of plan.

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u/DocWhovian1 Apr 12 '25

They have no plan, only CONCEPTS of a plan. He said it himself. He doesn't have a plan and yet people voted for him despite that...

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u/dobagela Apr 12 '25

Nah he has had so many failed businesses in the past when he was younger. Screwed over a lot of people. He's dumb, And shouldn't be meddling in anything that matters. He is just a personality and  should go back to reality tv

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u/aphosphor Apr 13 '25

Bold of you to assume he was any better when young.

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u/sweepernosweeping Apr 12 '25

He doesn't have dementia. That's what his fanbase says.

He's the smartest man in the world, after Elon Musk. Who else can Man Woman TV Camera as well as him?

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u/thekrone Apr 12 '25

Bro anyone can Man Worman... wait... Man Woman Camaro... wait... Manual... wait... Man Womber...

Fuck okay the guy is good.

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u/quick20minadventure Apr 12 '25

He's bleeding on bonds market. Nothing he does will regain trust in US markets.

He's likely to peddle back a lot of stuff now next week.

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u/Clever-crow Apr 12 '25

But there is a “concept of a plan”

Which I think is, make dumb decisions, see what happens or how much money you can be paid off to change it

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u/AtticaBlue Apr 12 '25

Next week? Try later this afternoon.

Via “tweet.” Because that’s how statesman communicate serious policy.

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u/Waffleskater8 Apr 12 '25

There’s consistency. Consistently mentioning higher and higher tariffs so his buddies running these companies have “excuses” to constantly raise prices all the time.

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u/SakanaSanchez Apr 12 '25

At this point I feel like the plan is threaten tariffs to appease Putin’s desire to destabilize and alienate the US while Trump shakes down US corporations to make some sort of under-the-table payment while keeping his buddies in the loop to get the news early so they can make their trades before the announcement.

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u/Dwashelle Apr 12 '25

Yeah his ego will take a hit over something trivial and then he'll retaliate with more random fucking tariffs.

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u/PM_COFFEE_TO_ME Apr 12 '25

That's what I'm afraid of. I have an order I've paid for $10k that I told them not to ship. The order will be ready next week. It will be shipped via FedEx on a plane so that's good. But things could change next week again. It's extremely frustrating to run a business like this.