The grift keeps getting bigger. Tariffs were a way for Trump to extort our trading partners to line his croniesโ€™ pockets.
@georgetakei Sounds like the PPE 'VIP lane' we had during covid, where political connections came before any expertise or track record. Though of course being the US you do it all on a bigger scale...

@nickperks @georgetakei

Exactly what I thought. The eventual outcome will probably be the same. Hopefully they don't get so far as to endanger people... Kinda weird to be hoping they only steal the money and run, but could be much worse!