Panicked CEOs left 'scratching their heads' as Trump ignores their warnings: WSJ

How the actual fuck are people “blindsided” by this?

He's a Russian asset, what do they think he is going to do anything that's in the US's best interest? He's here to burn it to the ground and line his pockets with what's not ashes.

Honestly at this point I don't know how anyone can't see the obvious.

They thought they’d vote anti-tax first, then pushover trump on the tariffs when they had the time. Looks like they were wrong.

More faces being eaten.

This guy has tanked all of his previous enterprises due to his poor decision making and lack of knowledge. What in their right minds made them think this would be any different?

Maybe your dumb asses should have been railing against this a long fucking time ago.

Anyone else feel like the goal IS inflation?? I feel like they're trying to contrstruct a Weimar Republic situation with this to push people further right. I hope I'm wrong, but this feels like they're really trying to come up with an excuse to kill a lot of people.

The German corporate elite thought they could control the last guy as well...

Didn't he literally campaign on these tariffs?

Where were these titans of industry in October?

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Yup. This is not a new thing. If these guys had lined up to say this at a microphone during the campaign it could have had an impact. But no, they thought they could just control him after the fact. After having seen how uncontrollable he was during his first term. This is what happens when you equate wealth with intelligence. You get dumbasses who think they're playing 5d chess.

Looks like Americans are about to go through their version of brexit. Good luck, it's going to be rough.

Might be a bit of a contrarian take, but at this point I think Trump needs to have a gigantic fuck up to drive people to the streets in anger, South Korea style. One of those 'we need our medicine before we can get better' moments.

For some reason tens of millions of people buy his "'I'm the greatest - only I can save you - they're evil and stupid" rhetoric.

So it's going to take a truly epic fuck up that he can't bullshit his way out of - and that the media can't ignore - for people to finally see that him and his cronies are all gigantic pieces of shit.

I hope he ruins all of them. Every last one.

You had four whole years of Trump to realize he never jokes around, he doesn't bluff, and he's never going to pivot, change directions, or admit he made a mistake. He means what he says and there is no nuance or subtext.

Did you only now notice that he only cares about himself?

You let the fox in the henhouse. Why would he listen? He's not planning to win over hearts and minds

Wait, what CEO is surprised that Trump won't look at data and make decisions on that? Anyone this foolish should have their stock shorted.

All part of Putin's plan. He probably gave him the advice on tariffs.

He has already shown them what he wants them to do.

Just donate $1 million to him and he will help your business

Well shit. I hoped it was just bluster, but if he's serious it makes a lot of sense.

The 0.1% gain wealth whenever economies crash. He is obviously going to try to crash the world economy so fat cats can buy assets for pennies on the dollar, including entire developing nations. Then the fed prints a gazillion dollars and bails it all out.

Greedy pigs get fatter, the rest of us get leaner.

"Stupid CEOs are left dumbfounded when a greedy selfish narcissist who only listens to those who pay him the most is a greedy selfist narcissist."

I know CEOs are never the smartest people, but Jesus Christ. Milk spoiling in the summer heat is less obvious.

Trump’s late-night social media announcements have blindsided both his advisers and business leaders, leaving them scrambling to react.

He said he was going to do this long ago, dipshits. "Seriously, but not literally?"

Just increase taxes on the wealthy...

All tariffs will do is put the additional costs onto the working class.

unilateral

authoritarian*

FTFY

After the great depression, tariffs were implemented and failed to do anything other than fuck over the American people.

The event that finally ended the Great Depression was the United States' entry into World War II, which significantly boosted the economy through increased demand for war materials and created millions of jobs in defense industries. While President Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs aimed to alleviate the Depression, they did not fully end it. The massive production needs of World War II essentially pulled the US out of the Depression. The government spending on war materials created a significant economic stimulus.

I'm going to laugh so hard if Trump has an "apparent suicide" and at least one cop says it's not suspicious, if they can do it to whistleblowers who risk their profits, surely this qualifies?

Not saying it's likely, just that I absolutely will laugh, probably for days.

Leopards, faces, etc.

Good, destroy eachother.

Can someone explain why no one takes Trump at his word?

This is literally the most predictable outcome.

What are they expecting, exactly? Even Musk was saying a day before the election that Trump was going to tank the economy. I'm sure Trump will just say "things are going to get worse before they get better, but believe you me when they get better, you're all going to be filthy rich!" The typical Trump supporter will assume he's talking to them, but he'll only be talking to those who are already filthy rich.

Man... Side with Trump, side with CEOs. This is one of those "Can't both teams lose" situations. Ha

Oh no! The leopards are eating faces! Who could have foreseen this?

Had to check whether this was posted in leopards ate my face or not. Lol

A wave? Out at sea? Chance in a million!

• the front fell off

Either Putin paid him more than the Corpos, or he owes Putin too much to turn around on it.

Let's see, he could not impose tarrifs and make everyone happy that he's not going to burn down the economy OR he could impose tariffs, shut down taxes on the ultra-wealthy and embezzel/stock trade his ass back to billionaire with cash on hand.

he DGAF what anyone wants unless they're going to make him significantly richer.

Whats going to happen is what happened last time. Trump proposes tariffs on products from [industry]. Business leaders from said [industry] bends knee, kisses ring and ass, donates cash, and tariffs never materializes.

Who could have possibly foreseen this?!

I'm always scratching my head while also panicking

Have they tried calling the CEO crises hotline?

It's a bullying tactic straight out of elementary school. Trump knows they will suck up to him and shower him with donations and more importantly fan his ego. He doesn't give a crap about what happens because of the tariffs (obviously) since he can just blame other people.

NOW who's fucking with the money?

Are these CEOs too stupid to realize they forgot to donate $1 million dollars to Trump's inaugural fund? Total amateurs. 🙄

Ceo will save themselves, if they are normal, they will have assets in different countries and just move.

Poor people on the other hands would not be able to move to another city.

Trump ignores a lot of things. The Country's bigliest ignorant.

I'm sure imposing tariffs benefits him and his cronies. That's why he promises to put it in place.

Can't wait for the crash to buy the dip.