Huh

Maybe you should do some research first instead of going with whatever OAN tells you?

Look it up...

White House Explains Why Russia Not Included in Trump's New Tariffs - Newsweek

Oh, I'm sure Trump's Vladdy wrote him a nice note to explain why.

Don't just make shit up.

They hate it when a lib news source shows off their lying omission...

Well, as an example, trade with Iran and Syria face tariffs. So...this idea that he didn't put tariff's on Russia because we're already sanctioning them doesn't make any real sense. We sanction both Iran and Syria, but still there's gonna be tariffs.

In MAGA Land, where everything the Mango Mussolini does is magic, yeah, sure, it makes sense. But in the real world.... no.

What do we import from Russia? From Syria? From Iran?

Let's focus on Iran and Russia. We're heavily sanctioning both countries, and have been for some time.

US Trade Representative.gov doesn't list Iran for some reason, so I used Census.gov (https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5070.html). In 2024 we had an overwhelmingly positive trade imbalance with Iran. (we import roughly $10 million in stuff, we export $90 million). This is up $30 million from 2023. Clearly, they're not "ripping us off."

Yet he's hitting them with a 10% tariff. Why? Maybe it's what we import? Maybe the small amount we're importing is out competing what's made in the US? Using the 2023 data on OEC.world we can see the breakdown of what we import from Iran. It's... paintings, sculptures, brochures, antiques,and other stuff. Those are luxury items. So... the kind of people who buy those things aren't going to be dissuaded by a 10% increase.

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/usa/partner/irn

Which, in 2023, amount to $2 million in imports from Iran. In total. In 2023 we exported $60 million in stuff to Iran. Clearly, massively in our favor.

Now with Russia, according to the US Trade.gov site, U.S.exports to Russia in 2024 were $526.1 million,. U.S. goods imports from Russia totaled $3.0 billion in 2024. The OEC website is timing out on Russian data, so I can't break it down like with Iran.

We're selling $500 million to Russia, but we're buying $3 billion from them.

This is the exact situation that Trump "logic" says we're getting ripped off. We're buying way more from them than they are from us. This is the situation, again according to Trump "logic", where a tariff should be applied. By comparison, the Iranian situation is where a tariff should not be applied. That's if Trump "logic" were an actual coherent economic policy. But we're not doing that. Because this isn't a coherent thoughtful policy that is consistently applied.

Observation tells us that this isn't a coherent thoughtful policy. He's hitting countries like Iran and places like Heard & McDonald islands (uninhabited islands) and have no trade with the US. But he is leaving Russia un-tariffed.

So many words copied and posted. Yet none of them answer my question.

I think you missed the part at the beginning where I said, "let's focus on Iran and Russia."

Both of which answered your questions and provided additional context. Don't get mad at me because you didn't read it.

"stuff" is not an answer to my question.

F-

I get it. It's hard to confront the reality that your cult leader is an idiot and not playing 4D Space Chess.

He claimed he was addressing trade imbalances by putting tariffs on all foreign goods. He assigned tariffs to islands that are only inhabited by penguins. He assigned tariffs to countries like Iran, where we sell far far more than we buy. Yet he left Russia off the list, where we buy far more than we sell, which is exactly what he said he was trying to correct.

Yes... You deflected too... Next time, try reading the suggested article... OMG

I think he's an AI bot. Copy pasta and generic Orange Man Bad insults.

Heavy on the A. Not so much on the I.

Make what up? He didn't put tariffs on Russia. And I am sure that Putin came up with a good idea on why that wasn't the case.

OH! I see. You mean "wrote a note" because Putin knows Trump can't read, and so he wouldn't write a note for Trump. Gotcha.

I agree that's over the top, but it really brings the point home.

You're sure of it. Without any evidence other than how your seething irrational hatred makes you feel.

Which one? That Putin came up with the excuse as to why no tariffs on Russia or that lil Donnie 2 Scoops can't read?

Go for both.

Right from the top
Good sycophants