Wesley_Hilliard

foregoneconclusion said:

Basically, President Trump has claimed via an executive order that the law passed by Congress interferes with his ability to regulate foreign affairs as set by Article II of the Constitution, thus he's able to suspend enforcement of the law, which the Attorney General has agreed with. 

Regulate foreign affairs? Those words don't appear in Article II. All that Article II specifically says about foreign affairs is that the President is the commander in chief of the military, can make treaties with consent of the Senate, and can receive ambassadors and public ministers. Tik Tok is a product of a corporation. It falls under the regulation of commerce by Congress. 

Well obviously the whole argument is stupid. But what do you expect from the administration that doesn't even know what's in the constitution?

9secondkox2 said:

Wesley_Hilliard said:

9secondkox2 said:

so… tje idea that the usa is not imposing tarriffs on Vietnam is incorrect. 

The two countries are equalizing their tarriffs with the same rates. 

The USA is charging 20% direct snd 40% trans-shipped. 

Plus the usa gets a wide open door to sell to Vietnam markets. 

Seems like a pretty clear win for the usa. 

Tarriffs equal out, creating a level playing field, but then the USA gains a marketplace to sell previously difficult to penetrate. 

So, it may not be crazy, but it’s a notable win. 

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/02/trump-trade-vietnam-deal.html

From cnn of all places:

Trump said the United States will charge a 20% tariff for Vietnamese exports into America, and a 40% tariff for “transshipping.” US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a post on X Wednesday afternoon the “transshipping” tariff means “if another country sells their content through products exported by Vietnam to us — they’ll get hit with a 40% tariff.”

The 20% tariff is double the current minimum tariff rate the US is charging on goods from Vietnam and virtually every other country.

“In return, Vietnam will do something that they have never done before, give the United States of America TOTAL ACCESS to their Markets for Trade,” he added. “In other words, they will ‘OPEN THEIR MARKET TO THE UNITED STATES,’ meaning that, we will be able to sell our product into Vietnam at ZERO Tariff.”

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/02/business/trade-deal-vietnam-trump

I don’t know how snyonr can argue against this move. Yet Another notch in the win column. 

It’s a “lopsided deal” in favor of the USA according to some economists. 

https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-president-trump-announces-trade-deal-with-vietnam-that-will-let-us-goods-into-the-country-duty-free/amp/

"lol, no" is about all the time this post is worth.

I guess when confronted with the facts, just dismiss, eh? LOL

Think about it however you like. No point in discussing it with a wall. Our article and the miles of forum posts contradict everything you've shard. No need to repeat it again. Believe what you like, it's inconsequential.

9secondkox2 said:

so… tje idea that the usa is not imposing tarriffs on Vietnam is incorrect. 

The two countries are equalizing their tarriffs with the same rates. 

The USA is charging 20% direct snd 40% trans-shipped. 

Plus the usa gets a wide open door to sell to Vietnam markets. 

Seems like a pretty clear win for the usa. 

Tarriffs equal out, creating a level playing field, but then the USA gains a marketplace to sell previously difficult to penetrate. 

So, it may not be crazy, but it’s a notable win. 

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/02/trump-trade-vietnam-deal.html

From cnn of all places:

Trump said the United States will charge a 20% tariff for Vietnamese exports into America, and a 40% tariff for “transshipping.” US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a post on X Wednesday afternoon the “transshipping” tariff means “if another country sells their content through products exported by Vietnam to us — they’ll get hit with a 40% tariff.”

The 20% tariff is double the current minimum tariff rate the US is charging on goods from Vietnam and virtually every other country.

“In return, Vietnam will do something that they have never done before, give the United States of America TOTAL ACCESS to their Markets for Trade,” he added. “In other words, they will ‘OPEN THEIR MARKET TO THE UNITED STATES,’ meaning that, we will be able to sell our product into Vietnam at ZERO Tariff.”

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/02/business/trade-deal-vietnam-trump

I don’t know how snyonr can argue against this move. Yet Another notch in the win column. 

It’s a “lopsided deal” in favor of the USA according to some economists. 

https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/ap-president-trump-announces-trade-deal-with-vietnam-that-will-let-us-goods-into-the-country-duty-free/amp/

"lol, no" is about all the time this post is worth.

LongTermAppleGuy said:

Is the new tariff rate a reciprocal tariff? If so, most Apple products, including all you mentioned will still be exempt. This question must be answered before penning any speculative headline about the impact of the trade agreement .

None of the tariffs are reciprocal, to be fair. But that's what the admin called them on "Liberation Day." Also, exempt? Nope. The initial exemption was downstream only and didn't apply to any new tariffs levied after the order. A lot has changed since then anyway.

These are the newly agreed upon tariffs via the deal Trump made. So, no longer temporary adjustments meant to push countries into deals, but the one that will remain in place. It is fully applicable to Apple's products until a specific exemption is announced, if one ever is (which it won't be). 

Ok, let's cool it. It's a rumor about a foldable that's been "months away" since 2019. We'll see what happens, but I'm still not holding my breath.