The Daily Populous Saturday February 1st, 2025 morning edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by ObjectiveAd6551

While Trump and his base cheer on the strongman isolationism, Thune’s constituents in his home state of South Dakota could potentially suffer. The state’s entire economy is reliant on agriculture—it exports soybeans, corn, and beef primarily, according to a Politico analysis. And it just so happens that China and Mexico are the biggest export markets for U.S. agriculture.

Tariffs against these countries would cripple South Dakota’s economy, as they did in 2018 when Trump enacted the very same tariffs during his trade war. Senators in similar precarious situations are looking to Thune to talk the president down.

“Obviously the president is somebody who sees great value in the use of tariffs as a tool and we’ll have, I’m sure, lots of conversations,” Thune told Politico, striking a diplomatic chord. “People up here have different views about how and when to use them but I see value when they are used in a targeted way.”

No_Cartographer_3819 on January 31st, 2025 at 23:53 UTC »

Market Watch headline from October, 2024: "Elon Musk predicts ‘hardship,’ economic turmoil and a stock-market crash if Trump wins."

have_course_you_of on January 31st, 2025 at 23:46 UTC »

From the conservative sub just now: "I can't see the value in this yet. Maybe I am missing something though."

AnitaVahmit on January 31st, 2025 at 23:24 UTC »

time for president musk and his buddies to buy the ashes and sell them back to you at quadruple the original unburnt cost