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Created: 2025-07-28 23:20:45 UTC

Trump admin imposed XX% tariffs on Lesotho in April 2025—the highest rate on any nation—while Trump-branded golf shirts were *still* being stitched there. By July, 28k textile jobs vanished, factories shuttered, & Lesotho declared national disaster. So much for "America First" trade genius.

The admin claims this economic carpet-bombing fixes a XX% tariff Lesotho imposed—a fiction disputed by WTO data (real avg: 7.8%). Result? XX% layoffs at factories like Maseru E-Textile, $1B+ export losses, & GDP growth collapsing below 1%. All to "balance" a trade gap Trump created by killing AGOA benefits.

When your protectionism destroys the very factories making your merch, it’s not policy—it’s performative economic arson.


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