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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 129 points 2 months ago (10 children)
[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 63 points 2 months ago

Math performed by Fox News science correspondent.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Ok, that dudes maths (and his rhymes) were not impressive *but at least they were accurate.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Well thay did say "may" so perhaps it's a trick maths question.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

Reminder: Conservatives can't spell. That's why it 50%.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

American logic in a nutshell

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

From other headlines it's possible they meant 80%. Yes I know. No, there really aren't other options.

[–] EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Sounds like some solid Trump math, there

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Republicans have never been good at math, just look at any budget proposal

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

It's clearly the smaller half .

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 months ago (1 children)

LMAO, China won the game of chicken. You lose. Good day sir.

[–] Aimeeloulm@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

I read this in my head with Gene Wilders voice as Willy Wonka, gave me a chuckle XD

[–] Vaie@lemm.ee 33 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Times of India maths like MAGA.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Now that you mention it, this could be a translation error. Like the original word meant "divide" or "slash" and it was mistranslated as "halve".

[–] justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reminder that Modi and his party are part of the IDU, an organization dedicated to spreading far right idealogy worldwide.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

only pro-india, but RUSSIA is way more effective and pervasive than india doing it.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago

Drumpf looking like a weak ass bitch to China. Good job, you nitwit.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

he is gonna try to sell this as China begging for reducing the tariffs lol

“We got em the ropes!”

[we literally ran out of ropes]

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Art of the Deal

[–] oyzmo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't think anyone to depend on trade with a nation as unstable as this. Could it be that Trump has dementia?

[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

His father did have Alzheimer's, it run the family, and it is also linked to a poor diet.

Also remember when trump didn't have a series of mini strokes?

Also remember when trump looked like he had mini strokes mid rally several times,?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I dont think he has enough base brain capacity to degrade to dementia, he is already below that level

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago

Half of 135% of the time it works 2/3rds of the time.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

He says that like there'll be an immediate fleet of ships arriving in US ports the following day ...

[–] Mist101@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

But... what about negative tarrifs? That would show these weak countries!!!

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

math is hard