Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals Step 3. Promise deals Step 4. Fail to make deals Step 5. Return to Step 1: Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country

Next step: tell friends and family one day before the next pause begins

The Trump Doom Spiral

But, but, but Navarro promised us 90 deals in 90 days.

@AntiToxicPeople Rank incompetence shrouded in machismo.

And watch the USA's credit rating get downgraded for the first time ever.

I recently started following @adviceBurke I realized that I was doing the right thing. 🌹 💎 🚀

Round 2: Real Liberation Day! Round 3: Real Liberation Day, seriously! Round 4: Real Liberation Day, Boy, do I mean it! Round 5: ...

Wasn't there a fable or a children's story about an innocent looking girl, offering something... was she offering to hold a football for her friend to kick? But she always pulled the football back at the last second? He always fell for it, every single time. Sound familiar?

Moody's taking us from Aaa to Aa1 is the bigger story tonight.

@atrupar