LIBERATION DAY: 90 day pause on all tariffs except China

[Ron_Artest 1,020]

2 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

I should know better than to take your word for it. I got got.  

I never said it

You're an insane person.

[thegeneral 2,877]

29 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Got got too.  lol. 

I heard about this proposed tariffs showing up on Amazon’s bills from the WH Press Secretary. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,903]

26 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I heard about this proposed tariffs showing up on Amazon’s bills from the WH Press Secretary. 

You’ll have to tell me her exact words. It’s possible but your track record ain’t great.  Thanks.  

[purdygood 331]

12 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

You’ll have to tell me her exact words. It’s possible but your track record ain’t great.  Thanks.  

She was asked about it and replied "this is a hostile and political act by Amazon" (seemingly) acknowledging it was real and she knew about it.

[thegeneral 2,877]

14 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

You’ll have to tell me her exact words. It’s possible but your track record ain’t great.  Thanks.  

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/29/amazon-trump-tariff-costs

[Hardcore troubadour 14,903]

14 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/29/amazon-trump-tariff-costs

She responded to a question.  One or two of you dopes saps it was happening. Bit of a difference. 

[thegeneral 2,877]

Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

She responded to a question.  One or two of you dopes saps it was happening. Bit of a difference. 

Look dummy she said she just talked to Trump about it and then went on a little hissy fit about Amazon being mean.

https://x.com/reallyamerican1/status/1917212420847620495?s=46&t=0YXe9oUqqYEnHOHU8BsZkQ
 

This is how I heard about this, from her and her message she relayed from Don.

[TimHauck 2,593]

3 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Look dummy she said she just talked to Trump about it and then went on a little hissy fit about Amazon being mean.

https://x.com/reallyamerican1/status/1917212420847620495?s=46&t=0YXe9oUqqYEnHOHU8BsZkQ
 

This is how I heard about this, from her and her message she relayed from Don.

Yup.  She had that answer ready before the question was even asked.  Amazon says it’s not happening though, guess Trump got got also

[Tebok 282]

23 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/29/amazon-trump-tariff-costs

He won't click on the link. He'll just concoct some whatabout to ensure his comfortable state of blissfully ignorant.

[TimHauck 2,593]

Also lol at Leavitt bringing up an article from 2021 and calling it “recent.” Her whataboutisms are really on point

[Strike 5,181]

4 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Yup.  She had that answer ready before the question was even asked.  Amazon says it’s not happening though, guess Trump got got also

Or Amazon didn't want to get Bud Lighted

[TimHauck 2,593]

1 minute ago, Strike said:

Or Amazon didn't want to get Bud Lighted

Are you suggesting they were planning to but changed their mind because Leavitt called it a “hostile and political action”?

[Grace Under Pressure 69]

"It's not really happening" is followed by "Yeah, it's happening but it's not a big deal".

It ends with "the people pointing it out are actually to blame".

Or Obama, Biden, etc.

[Ron_Artest 1,020]

16 minutes ago, Strike said:

Or Amazon didn't want to get Bud Lighted

bro thinks Amazon will be boycotted if they show the tariff charge

[TimHauck 2,593]

Just now, Ron_Artest said:

bro thinks Amazon will be boycotted if they show the tariff charge

People on x are already saying they will.  I saw one say he’ll shop at Walmart instead lol.  So they’re okay buying Chinese products just not from someone that does something against Father Trump

[SaintsInDome2006 373]

26 minutes ago, Strike said:

Or Amazon didn't want to get Bud Lighted

The part where maga starts not buying discount home delivered goods from China & other places OUS should be amusing, I agree.

[jbycho 577]

13 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

The part where maga starts not buying discount home delivered goods from China & other places OUS should be amusing, I agree.

What are you crying about now? 

[SaintsInDome2006 373]

8 minutes ago, jbycho said:

What are you crying about now? 

Last I recall I believe it was the WH calling amazon enemies of the state (ahem "a hostile and political act"). And then someone said further up said that Amazon would be Bud Lighted (Bud Lit?). I said it was amusing.

[jbycho 577]

4 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Last I recall I believe it was the WH calling amazon enemies of the state (ahem "a hostile and political act"). And then someone said further up said that Amazon would be Bud Lighted (Bud Lit?). I said it was amusing.

Yeah, "the white house" said that. 

[SaintsInDome2006 373]

Just now, jbycho said:

Yeah, "the white house" said that.

Caroline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, speaks for the White House.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,903]

Winning. Green across the board. What happened? 

[jbycho 577]

6 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Caroline Leavitt, the White House Press Secretary, speaks for the White House.

So when did she say that Amazon is an "enemy of the state"? You don't even know how to spell her name. 

[SaintsInDome2006 373]

2 minutes ago, jbycho said:

So when did she say that Amazon is an "enemy of the state"? 

Yes hence the quotes where I said what she said in parentheses after - note, no quotes - where I suggested she equated them with enemies of the state. I have no idea what polite description you'd like to use, but go right ahead. I suppose she was just being helpful and the word "hostile" was merely a hanging participle.

[jbycho 577]

Just now, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Yes hence the quotes where I said what she said in parentheses after - note, no quotes - where I suggested she equated them with enemies of the state. I have no idea what polite description you'd like to use, but go right ahead. I suppose she was just being helpful and the word "hostile" was merely a hanging participle.

So she didn't say it. 

[SaintsInDome2006 373]

1 minute ago, jbycho said:

So she didn't say it. 

JB, I'm so sorry, you're right, this was totally normal.

[The Real timschochet 6,388]

So apparently Trump called Bezos to express his displeasure and Amazon has backed down, they’re not going to do it. 
 

I guess Trump thinks that people buying stuff on Amazon simply won’t realize the reason for higher prices…if it isn’t pointed out to them, they’ll never make the connection. 

[jbycho 577]

Just now, The Real timschochet said:

So apparently Trump called Bezos to express his displeasure and Amazon has backed down, they’re not going to do it. 
 

I guess Trump thinks that people buying stuff on Amazon simply won’t realize the reason for higher prices…if it isn’t pointed out to them, they’ll never make the connection. 

Poor baby. Can't afford anything. Awww...

[Ron_Artest 1,020]

7 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

So apparently Trump called Bezos to express his displeasure and Amazon has backed down, they’re not going to do it. 
 

I guess Trump thinks that people buying stuff on Amazon simply won’t realize the reason for higher prices…if it isn’t pointed out to them, they’ll never make the connection. 

From what I've read this was never going to happen but Leavitt freaked out anyway.

It's funny that magas are NOW rallying to buy American only when their president looks the fool.

[Mike Honcho 5,080]

1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

People on x are already saying they will.  I saw one say he’ll shop at Walmart instead lol.  So they’re okay buying Chinese products just not from someone that does something against Father Trump

Wow - people must be motivated if they are willing to get off their fat asses and go to an actual store!

[thegeneral 2,877]

46 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Yeah, "the white house" said that. 

She said she talked to Donald about it and they had a prepared response to it. You think she just made all this up?

[TimHauck 2,593]

2 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

Wow - people must be motivated if they are willing to get off their fat asses and go to an actual store!

Well to be fair Walmart+ is actually very similar to Prime

[Ron_Artest 1,020]

Reports than Trump called Bezos and he was "very angry"

I hope the reporter was just trolling.

[jbycho 577]

13 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

She said she talked to Donald about it and they had a prepared response to it. You think she just made all this up?

So she called them the "enemy of the state"?

[jerryskids 6,546]

4 hours ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Sure, one is the change in attitude I just described, & you can throw in the grievance messaging where Trump is the King of all victims but so are his followers. But also, look at today, the WH Press Secretary lashing out & claiming a retail company shouldn’t reflect a tax as a tax on receipts because they’re enemy roaders. Or the President claiming the national economy is a ‘department store’ where he sets the price, which is pure central planning. And the idea that immigration, while there are obvious racist overtones, steals jobs from Americans is an old far left (socialist) canard from the 1950s-80s (& earlier) which Trump has co-opted. Or ‘we have to suffer for the future of the nation’ & it’s our patriotic duty to do so. On & on.

I appreciate the thoughtful response. I'm out and about for the day so can't give a long response. I'll just say for now that many of these ideals can find roots in both parties. Sacrifice for the nation, for instance, harkens to military service as well as the idea of austerity to balance budgets/reduce debt, all of which are modern right positions. 

[thegeneral 2,877]

1 hour ago, jbycho said:

So she called them the "enemy of the state"?

She was speaking on behalf of the WH. She said she talked to Donald about it just before the press briefing. Hardcore has at least piped down about that.

The stance from the WH on this issue is that Amazon was being political in doing this and to cry about why they didn’t do this for inflation which makes no sense.

[jbycho 577]

2 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

She was speaking on behalf of the WH. She said she talked to Donald about it just before the press briefing. Hardcore has at least piped down about that.

The stance from the WH on this issue is that Amazon was being political in doing this and to cry about why they didn’t do this for inflation which makes no sense.

So she called them the "enemy of the state"?

[thegeneral 2,877]

1 minute ago, jbycho said:

So she called them the "enemy of the state"?

Not that I heard. What are you talking about?

[jbycho 577]

11 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Not that I heard. What are you talking about?

Your boyfriend highlighted it and you tried coming to his rescue. Massive fail by you.

2 hours ago, SaintsInDome2006 said:

Last I recall I believe it was the WH calling amazon enemies of the state (ahem "a hostile and political act"). And then someone said further up said that Amazon would be Bud Lighted (Bud Lit?). I said it was amusing.

 

[thegeneral 2,877]

20 minutes ago, jbycho said:

Your boyfriend highlighted it and you tried coming to his rescue. Massive fail by you.

I didn’t read what this convo was or why you responded to me about this.

I was educated HT about what occurred with this Amazon pricing issue.

My only comment to you was that you don’t seem to understand the the Press Secretary does the messaging for the WH, she made it clear further by explicitly saying she just talked to the Prez about the Amazon pricing issue.

[jbycho 577]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

I didn’t read what this convo was or why you responded to me about this.

I was educated HT about what occurred with this Amazon pricing issue.

My only comment to you was that you don’t seem to understand the the Press Secretary does the messaging for them, she made it clear further by explicitly saying she just talked to the Prez about the Amazon pricing issue.

You was educated HT? 

That's funny how you phrased that so eloquently in teacher mode. 

The rest of it... Why do even care? All you want to do is whine about meaningless things.