What is he trying to do? (Poll)

[orangecrush]

It doesn't make sense.

Even for him and his clown car.

Somebody must have a clue as to his motives.

76 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Start WW3
	0 (0%)
	Start the "end times" for the religious nuts
	1 (1%)
	Total breakdown of society to seize absolute power
	60 (79%)
	Russian orders
	8 (11%)
	Other
	7 (9%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
Show usernames Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll

[bucolic_frolic]

1. He attracts crazies and listens to every one of them to formulate his actions

[gab13by13]

2. Become the richest man in the world.

It is about him and him alone. He wants countries to pay him money and then he will cut back their tariffs. He wants government agencies privatized and then he will put the money into his Sovereign Wealth fund.

It is Occam's Razor what Krasnov is doing.

[EarthAbides]

3. You forgot...

All of the above.

[Auggie]

4. Other (kind of):

Disaster Capitalism via Shock Doctrine.

Create panic by destroying Liberal Western Democracy and the world economy with the goal of replacing them with autocratic rule and pro-corporate, for-profit policies. You know ... privatized social security, Medicare, local water supply, etc.

[CrispyQ]

5. Chris Murphy nailed it. Trump's tariffs are to make other countries kiss the ring.

It will backfire terribly cuz it's not 1950, anymore. The US is not the only producer of goods. He's taking a century's worth of goodwill & progress & squandering it for his "I'm king of the world" ego boost.

[Passages]

6. This was posted earlier by two DU members.

I think Dayen gets it just about right, all things considered.

They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions
Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money.

by David Dayen April 3, 2025
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-04-03-theyre-not-tariffs-theyre-sanctions/

[Inkey]

7. he does seem to be at war with

The American people. Making us poorer , weaker , and sicker .

[Meowmee]

8. Putins orders perhaps

I'm not sure really and I think there are multiple things going on... but hoping for someone to stop it... are people just going to sit and die like with covid when that monster murdered millions? Are we going to let an insane loon destroy everything?

[orangecrush]

12. Stay tuned

If they don't stop him, they'll deserve what they get.

[C_U_L8R]

9. He doesn't really know.

Just an idiot doing idiotic stuff in whatever way causes the most damage.

[Doodley]

11. Bingo!

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

10. I believe he's purposely trying to weaken

Government

The part that scares me remember the MSM is guilty in the past of "o well just trump being trump"

[Maru Kitteh]

13. Prove he was always right and everyone else on the planet was always wrong.

He’s doing it because he finally can. Under Trump I there were too many nagging, pesky grown-ups. Now he has a clear runway. He has ALWAYS been a complete fucking idiot when it comes to tarriffs. He has ALWAYS lived by the worldview that everyone is out to screw you so the only way to be a winner is to screw them first and screw them harder.