This is such BS gaslighting from the administration and they won't be able to hide it in a few weeks.

https://bsky.app/profile/carlquintanilla.bsky.social/post/3lnsjtf54tc2e

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Anonymous wrote:The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

If that’s the case, then it will also affect the workers who unload the ships and the truck drivers who transport the goods.

You mean all those MAGA teamsters that supported Trump?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

If that’s the case, then it will also affect the workers who unload the ships and the truck drivers who transport the goods.

Yep. Companies in the DOW Transportation Sector such as trains, shipping and trucking are already reporting cutbacks and layoffs.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/economy-trucking-shipping-us-china-tariffs-8b04dd8c?siteid=yhoof2

Anonymous wrote:The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

People are cutting spending, so having less stock on shelves will hurt retailers more than consumers, but reduced spending will result in more layoffs and more reductions in purchasing and spending, etc., ie, a recession.

There may be some idea among Republicans that a recession now will lead to a big recovery and better economy in time for the midterms to give them a boost - but Trump has started a runaway horse that will not respond and behave on command on anyone's time.

Anonymous wrote:The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

If that’s the case, then it will also affect the workers who unload the ships and the truck drivers who transport the goods.

Anonymous wrote:The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

45% of household appliances come from China. Lots of other things too. Supply will get scarce and prices will rise.

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Anonymous wrote:China cancels a 12,000 ton pork order. That is going to hurt someone in the midwest.

NC and Iowa have the big hog farms.

They'll find some deranged rationalization to blame "Dementia Joe" and "the wacko leftists" and will double down on Trump as he destroys them.

That's held true so far. Prove me wrong.

The May shipments from China are already enroute and show at least a 50% reduction in products. This will hit US selves on the west coast in about two week and Chicago by June.

The president won't be able to hide that.

Anonymous wrote:Economy tanking but those tax breaks are coming…you just have to wait a little longer!

Great. He’s just doubling down on his catastrophically stupid ideas and lies. Emptying store shelves are going to be hard to hide, though…

Economy tanking but those tax breaks are coming…you just have to wait a little longer!

Yes, Trump is doing Putin's bidding by destroying the US from within.

Some headlines from the WSJ:

Credit-Card Companies Brace for a Downturn
Already, delinquencies are rising and are now in line with levels from before the pandemic.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/credit-card-debt-delinquencies-economy-a8d7c825?mod=consumers_news_article_pos5

Home Sales in March Fell 5.9%, Biggest Drop Since 2022
Many buyers, spooked by rising economic uncertainty, stayed away from the housing market during the start of the crucial spring season
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/home-sales-march-2025-drop-mortage-rates-1f9a6047?mod=economy_trendingnow_article_pos5

The Home-Building Season Is Starting Off Badly, New Data Shows
Economic uncertainty and rising material costs from tariffs darken the outlook for newly built homes.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/slumping-housing-starts-builder-earnings-signal-soft-new-home-market-bffb99ea?mod=economy_feat5_housing_pos2

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Going into debt to buy groceries? That is troubling.

Still. Not sure how many indicators we need. Shipping is way down. Below Covid levels. Empty shelves expected in May.

Anonymous wrote:China cancels a 12,000 ton pork order. That is going to hurt someone in the midwest.

NC and Iowa have the big hog farms.