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[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 18 points 4 days ago

He's not wrong.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

They should use this leverage for all it's worth, and ideally grind PigBoi into a fine, orange greasy paste.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago

I think once all their former allies have gathered their bearings, the US is goo g to discover that nations all over the world have their own martial and combative ways.

[–] 0x01@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Nothing is a bargaining chip dealing with trump except money going directly to his bank account. They should literally just bribe him.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago

How? Trump is explicitly trying to weaken the dollar. Selling US treasuries would help his stated goal — one of the few I believe he’s sincere about.

Ditto China.

And refusing to buy new treasuries would be an empty threat to a fiat currency issuer. The US could never sell another treasury bond again and still operate.

I hate Trump, but this isn’t the flex anyone thinks it is.