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Rhiannon12866

(234,274 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:15 AM Apr 3

New Trump tariffs include countries with penguins but no people - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC

Rachel Maddow looks at the sloppiness with which new international tariffs were announced by Donald Trump, including small, island countries with no population to speak of and certainly no significant exports that require tariff protection for the U.S. economy. - Aired on 04/02/2025.

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New Trump tariffs include countries with penguins but no people - Rachel Maddow - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 3 OP

So what is wrong with tariffs on penguins? They ship their cartoonish movies to Wonder Why Apr 3 #1

Awww, they are so cute! Especially the little ones! Rhiannon12866 Apr 3 #2

Where is my club? Never mind. It's only for baby seals. I say we should deport the Wonder Why Apr 3 #3

Sounds like something TFG would do. He did it to humans, he'd think nothing of penguin family separation Rhiannon12866 Apr 3 #4

Other countries subject to trump's tariffs LetMyPeopleVote Apr 4 #5

Hogwarts! Rhiannon12866 Apr 4 #6

Wonder Why

(5,745 posts)

1. So what is wrong with tariffs on penguins? They ship their cartoonish movies to

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:46 AM

Apr 3

American theaters but don't buy American fish.

Make 'em suffer, donnie! And deport the ones in our zoos. We only want American penguins in our country.

/s/ The MAGA anti-penguin Society

Rhiannon12866

(234,274 posts)

2. Awww, they are so cute! Especially the little ones!

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:51 AM

Apr 3

Wonder Why

(5,745 posts)

3. Where is my club? Never mind. It's only for baby seals. I say we should deport the

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:55 AM

Apr 3

baby penguins and send the parents to Greenland.

Rhiannon12866

(234,274 posts)

4. Sounds like something TFG would do. He did it to humans, he'd think nothing of penguin family separation

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:00 AM

Apr 3

LetMyPeopleVote

(163,203 posts)

5. Other countries subject to trump's tariffs

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:49 PM

Apr 4

Rhiannon12866

(234,274 posts)

6. Hogwarts!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 08:03 PM

Apr 4

I wouldn't put these past him!

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