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Botany

(74,266 posts)
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:45 AM May 9

Can somebody tell Krasnov that Mattel is not a country? The man is out to lunch.

“Trump says he will put a '100 percent' tariff on Mattel to prevent them from selling toys if they manufacture somewhere else.” Source Reuters

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-put-100-percent-183109625.html

From the man who thought that Button and Nipple were areas owned by India. (Bhutan & Nepal)

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bif

(25,568 posts)
2. Well he's always been mentally-challenged...
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:48 AM
May 9

And now his dementia is rapidly progressing. So you've got one fucked up asshole in charge. And a whole cadre of ass-lickers under him. Pathetic.

sop

(14,429 posts)
4. He'll rescind the tariff if Mattel agrees to put out the Trump Action Figure doll in time for Christmas.
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:51 AM
May 9

And give him a 25% cut.

riversedge

(75,741 posts)
6. Verdict: Are Mattel Toys Made in the USA? No, Mattel Toys are not made in the USA. Production takes place around the wo
Fri May 9, 2025, 09:56 AM
May 9

Verdict: Are Mattel Toys Made in the USA?

No, Mattel Toys are not made in the USA. Production takes place around the world in locations such as China, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, and more.

Mattel operates globally, although its main headquarters is located in California.

https://allamerican.org/investigation/mattel/


Johonny

(23,725 posts)
7. Matel should sue the government
Fri May 9, 2025, 10:07 AM
May 9

He has no power to tariff a company and no right to libel them.

These tariffs are illegal, immoral, and simply horrible economics.

riversedge

(75,741 posts)
9. As Lisa Murkowski said--We are all afraid of Trump. and imho this applies to big companies also as
Fri May 9, 2025, 11:06 AM
May 9

they await the next shoe to fly at them. Or they are wheeling and dealing--hoping to make a deal with trump (and both get richer at the expense of the lesser off folks!!).

As you can see, I have grown quite pessimistic lately.

Clouds Passing

(4,956 posts)
8. But it is a country. That's what they are creating "corporate countries". They are seeking to end nation states.
Fri May 9, 2025, 10:36 AM
May 9

Botany

(74,266 posts)
12. College Grad only if you don't count on flunking out of Fordham and daddy buying him a back door...
Fri May 9, 2025, 02:22 PM
May 9

… admission to the University of Penn and having other people taking the tests and doing the
work for him too.

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