‘F*ck That!’ NY Times’ Thomas Friedman Rages Against Trump’s Tariffs — Claims the President ‘Shot the American Car Companies’

KLEIN frankly on the ░░░░░░░░ of the world because ░░░░░░░░ you re trying to ░░░░░░░░ is bring it all ░░░░░░░░ here And that is ░░░░░░░░ way of making us ░░░░░░░░ of competing with China ░░░░░░░░ s a series of ░░░░░░░░ out there that make ░░░░░░░░ argument that China has ░░░░░░░░ kind of hegemonic level ░░░░░░░░ dominance over global manufacturing ░░░░░░░░ re not the only ░░░░░░░░ but they have primacy ░░░░░░░░ And we have it ░░░░░░░░ the financial architecture of ░░░░░░░░ world And in this ░░░░░░░░ what Trump and his ░░░░░░░░ are trying to do ░░░░░░░░ take manufacturing back from ░░░░░░░░ Do you think their ░░░░░░░░ makes sense FRIEDMAN Hire ░░░░░░░░ expect a circus OK ░░░░░░░░ that is your theory ░░░░░░░░ then go ahead Put ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs a thousand ░░░░░░░░ on China That s ░░░░░░░░ 1 But these guys ░░░░░░░░ entirely first order thinkers ░░░░░░░░ 2 has to be ░░░░░░░░ strategy for what you ░░░░░░░░ the morning after here ░░░░░░░░ do you then build ░░░░░░░░ industrial base that you ░░░░░░░░ to take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ time you re buying ░░░░░░░░ your tariffs So what ░░░░░░░░ these guys doing Trump ░░░░░░░░ up a wall OK ░░░░░░░░ China and then they ░░░░░░░░ out and shot the ░░░░░░░░ car companies Ford was ░░░░░░░░ downgraded today I saw ░░░░░░░░ stock I think is ░░░░░░░░ to 7 50 Why ░░░░░░░░ that Because Ford did ░░░░░░░░ that Biden asked it ░░░░░░░░ do That a rational ░░░░░░░░ would ask it to ░░░░░░░░ That we would want ░░░░░░░░ to do And then ░░░░░░░░ does Donald Trump do ░░░░░░░░ comes in with his ░░░░░░░░ wing woke bulls it ░░░░░░░░ says We don t ░░░░░░░░ EVs here EVs are ░░░░░░░░ girlie men We only ░░░░░░░░ manly industries Well fu ░░░░░░░░ that OK Because look ░░░░░░░░ happens now to Ford ░░░░░░░░ you say We want ░░░░░░░░ bring this here I ░░░░░░░░ t want to have ░░░░░░░░ kids screwing in parts ░░░░░░░░ into cars I want ░░░░░░░░ designing OK investing in ░░░░░░░░ inventing the next generation ░░░░░░░░ EVs But let s ░░░░░░░░ back to that ecosystem ░░░░░░░░ talked about Ezra EVs ░░░░░░░░ autonomous cars batteries clean ░░░░░░░░ If you say oh ░░░░░░░░ ll not do the ░░░░░░░░ part before I came ░░░░░░░░ here I read Trump ░░░░░░░░ to reopen coal plants ░░░░░░░░ he loves Drill baby ░░░░░░░░ OK So it doesn ░░░░░░░░ make any sense You ░░░░░░░░ building a wall against ░░░░░░░░ Great I m all ░░░░░░░░ it But what are ░░░░░░░░ doing behind the wall ░░░░░░░░ we catch up You ░░░░░░░░ taking your own companies ░░░░░░░░ and shooting them in ░░░░░░░░ back if they re ░░░░░░░░ right wing woke What ░░░░░░░░ the project what the ░░░░░░░░ Administration is focused on ░░░░░░░░ many billions can we ░░░░░░░░ away from American universities ░░░░░░░░ their research funds to ░░░░░░░░ them for DEI — “