And Tequila?
Guacamole and tequila aren’t the only items set to get substantially more expensive once Donald Trump reenters the White House on Jan. 20.
The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell schools a CNN panel on the coming impacts of Trump’s proposed 25 percent tariff on goods imported from Mexico and Canada. As the clip cuts off, a panelist asks, “What about tequila?”
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But surely, Mexico will pay for the tariffs the way it paid for Trump’s border wall? <snark>
Rampell filled in the tariff details on Bluesky:
Patrick De Haan (@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social) has more for Rampell: “Also, I’d guesstimate the impact would be billions of dollars to U.S. motorists on a yearly basis. Perhaps $6-$10 billion per year.”
And all that is before the retaliatory tariffs take hold, Rampell warns.
Timothy Noah recalls perhaps the “pithiest summary of Donald Trump’s last presidency” came from comedian John Mulaney:
He compared it to a horse being set loose in a hospital. “No one knows what the horse is gonna do next,” Mulaney said, “least of all the horse. He’s never been in a hospital before!”
This one has. He’s just as clueless on his second visit. Perhaps more.
Noah writes, “Whatever practical knowledge Trump picked up in the first term is outweighed by the accelerating cognitive decline he displayed over the past year. He was a weak president before, and he may be an even weaker one this time.”
Chaos is coming.