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#TrumpTariffs
Donald Trump is sending out tariff “letters” like a vindictive ex mailing ultimatums with glitter bombs—except instead of ruining carpets, he’s potentially nuking global trade.

From July 7 to 9, around 12 major U.S. trading partners (and more than 100 minor ones) will receive these diplomatic love notes warning: “Make a deal, or we’ll slap you with tariffs ranging from ‘annoying’ to ‘economically destabilizing’—your choice.” The proposed hikes go up to 70%, which is less a negotiating tactic and more a declaration of fiscal war in Comic Sans.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick—yes, the Wall Street guy, not someone with actual trade experience—stepped in to clarify the confusion Trump created by contradicting himself several times on dates. Tariffs won’t hit July 9. They start August 1. The letters? Just the foreplay. The economic spanking begins if there's no agreement.

In theory, it’s a deadline. In practice, it’s a high-stakes, badly timed bluff during a fragile global recovery—because nothing says “strong economy” like threatening your own supply chains with a baseball bat wrapped in red, white, and delusion.

So buckle up. The postman’s coming, and this time, he’s bringing global inflation.