'Situation is unacceptable': MAGA fans beg Trump to reconsider his latest trade policies
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Wednesday encouraging manufacturers to move their plants to the United States in keeping with his economic goal of reviving local industry.
"This is a GREAT time to move your COMPANY into the United States of America, like Apple, and so many others, in record numbers, are doing," Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday. "ZERO TARIFFS, and almost immediate Electrical/Energy hook ups and approvals. No Environmental Delays. DON’T WAIT, DO IT NOW!"
But some of the president's supporters on Truth Social begged Trump to be "realistic" in implementing his economic policies.
@teagiver7, who described themselves as "Here to support President Trump 100%," wrote, "American labor costs are significantly higher—three to five times more expensive. As a consumer, I oppose paying 50% to 100% tariffs for the same products. Imposing tariffs across all countries risks creating economic chaos. Retired individuals are already struggling, with their retirement investments taking a hit. This situation is unacceptable and deeply concerning."
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Self-described MAGA supporter @Rpalo688 posted, "And you have a whole bunch of american people that will work for you for almost free, because you can rip them off in so many ways, because the federal government hasn't reviewed the labor laws in years......."
Another MAGA supporter, @tselIs, with the words "Here for the truth. Fight, Fight, Fight" in their bio wrote, "My man is desperate. I get it but you are isolating the country way too quickly without ANY infrastructure in place."
"You have to be realistic because you will destroy many small import businesses that rely on non-industrial, non-high-tech mass and specialty goods that simply cannot be produced domestically due to the cost of production per unit," wrote @daveo88888, who claimed his ancestors supported "the American Revolution for Independence of 1776."
The critical reply continued, "You are punishing American small businesses and American consumers who buy mass and specialty produced products made in China that won't ever be made in America. Don't put any tariffs on these types of mass and specialty goods because it won't promote your overall agenda to bring core manufacturing back to America especially given that items such as toys and the like are not a critical product that must be made in America for national security. These products are caught in the middle of a vicious trade war that will hurt American small businesses. This is not good for American entrepreneurs of small businesses and single item buyers of direct sales transactions by American consumers."