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FakeNoose

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Fri Apr 11, 2025, 10:03 AM Apr 11

The Borowitz report: Trump Claims Tariffs Were Eric's Dumb Idea



Link: https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-claims-tariffs-were-erics-dumb

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump stunned Wall Street on Friday by revealing that the spate of tariffs roiling global markets were his son Eric’s “dumb idea.”

“When Eric first pitched the idea of tariffs, I thought the whole concept sounded kind of out there,” he said. “But he was begging me like a dog, so I said yes.”

Trump said that it was important for Eric to know that his tariff scheme was “a disaster,” adding, “When you make a mistake this huge, you’ve got to own it.”

“Maybe I shouldn’t have let him do the tariffs, but I felt bad because the poor guy has nothing going for him,” he said. “It’s been tough growing up in the shadow of a superstar like Don, Jr.”
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The Borowitz report: Trump Claims Tariffs Were Eric's Dumb Idea (Original Post) FakeNoose Apr 11 OP
trump is a MFing disaster. But the humor is almost worth it at times. Silent Type Apr 11 #1
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