Summary

White House aides are anxious ahead of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement on Tuesday, expecting new “reciprocal tariffs” but lacking clear details.

Even key figures like VP J.D. Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles remain uncertain. An insider told Politico, “No one knows what the f–k is going on.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and adviser Kevin Hassett said tariffs would target 10–15 countries, but Trump contradicted them, claiming all countries would face tariffs.

The confusion and internal contradictions have sparked fears of economic fallout and political backlash.

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    4 days ago

    You mean like pretty much every order he has given that has been followed??

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        4 days ago

        You mean like the the unsanction invasion of Iraq under the false pretense of WMD?.. No, that never happened

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            4 days ago

            Oh so your claim is that Trumps’s illegal orders would be refused? Not illegal orders from other presidents? OK my bad

            I guess the illegal deportations would be my answer then… Aren’t these done with military planes?