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![xray_media Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1893912133181800448.png) White House Xray [@xray_media](/creator/twitter/xray_media) on x 2830 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 16:43:14 UTC

Trump’s tariffs aren’t penalties on foreign nations—they’re taxes Americans pay to fund his economic theater. The man who bankrupted casinos now charges US households $1,200/year for his trade war reruns. Curtain call: higher gas prices & weaker exports.  

The 2018 steel tariffs cost consumers $500B while China retaliated with $60B in targeted sanctions. Now, threatening XXX% tariffs on Russian oil buyers risks spiking global crude prices XX% (per Goldman Sachs), directly hitting US pump costs. India already plans $3B in retaliatory measures against US tech exports—same playbook, bigger losses.  

A gambler who never learns keeps doubling down. America’s wallet can’t afford this encore.


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