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Nonilex<p>After <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> unveiled steep retaliatory <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on American exports on Wed, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottBessent</span></a> issued a sharp &amp; surprising response: “So what?”</p><p>The loss of China as an export market will deal a particularly hard blow to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> in red states, hitting the voters who helped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> win. On Wed, Trump ratcheted US tariffs on China even higher. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farmers</span></a> are concerned that a protracted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> w/China will cut off ties w/their largest export market.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/business/economy/trump-tariffs-china-farmers.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/10/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/economy/trump-tariffs-china-farmers.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Scott Bessent shreds what little remains of his reputation...</p><p>Trump Treasury head ripped for suggesting fired government staff will work in factories<br><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/scott-bessent-2671686472/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rawstory.com/scott-bessent-267</span><span class="invisible">1686472/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScottBessent</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LoserForTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoserForTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FactoryJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactoryJobs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TinyScrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TinyScrews</span></a></p>