President Trump said in an interview with NBC News that he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised prices as a result of auto tariffs that are set to go into effect next week because it could result in people buying American-made cars. Follow live updates.
So much for making prices go down on day one and creating jobs in the auto sector
He's a total bellend, with no business sense at all. Even if you wanted to move production to the US (a) there aren't whole swathes of mothballed car factories you can reactivate, and (b) setting up a car plant takes years - far, far longer than the 4 year electoral cycle, so why risk capital?
Canada government is going to be helping to create a Canadian automotive supply chain so parts don’t have to go back and forth as often
Newsflash: there’s no such thing as a 100% American car anymore. Ford, GM, Chrysler — they all rely on foreign parts and labor. So when prices go up, it’s not China or Japan paying. It’s American workers, American factories, and American families. This isn't economic strategy. It's economic cosplay.
He doesn't care that he broke all his promises to his voters. Will his voters be upset though? youtu.be/PBoptjV1OpI
There is a reason no one buys American made cars
Where will they get the extra money?
Exactly! This is ALL being done purposefully. The pain is the point! And when we are tired of it all we will demonstrate in an organized fashion and he will attempt to have the military “dissolve” all protests, and he wants violence. Then he attempts martial law.
Sure, he doesn’t care about Americans. He cares about the 1% only!
Dodge will be able to kick start the old Neon production line! And you will have to buy it! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😬
Thing is, if the only non-tariffed vehicle available is a Ford F150 and what I really need is a compact car for commuting, I might keep my old Toyota instead.
Trump has got to go
Uh huh you're not the only one saying this
What car is 100% made in the USA - parts, materials, and labor?
You’re so close - but six months late - to getting it.
Arrogantly stupid and delusional.
A president that doesn’t care. Who would have thought?
That's an interesting perspective, although I also think that high prices could somehow hurt consumers more than help U.S. car sales.
Wake up! Snap out of the cult funk! He only cares about himself—— it is ALWAYS been that way.
"Dude Who Wears Nappies While He Shits Himself Playing Golf Has No Idea How Reality Works" . ..better headline
He doesn’t understand that cars are made from parts, and those parts come from all over the world, many of those places now have tariffs. So US car prices will go up too.
yes, and Americans will pay for the Trump Tariff Wars. He DOES NOT CARE>
Funny thing, I was going to buy an American made car, but once Trump was elected I didn’t. Because I didn’t want to have to try to sell it when the country became such a disaster I wanted to leave.
Jerk.
So in otherwords he could care less if US automakers go bankrupt.
Thing is that the "American made" cars have parts that are made outside US Mexico/Canada and thus are hit with tariffs, and to cope, they'll have to raise prices whether they want it or not... Stupidity has no limit!
Believe me, they will then reduce the quality of parts to make them cheaper, you’re going to get a shitty car, something is going to be poo, the seats worse the air con with less umf SOMETHING, and then, no one will want to buy them - brilliant America, brilliant
Exactly. That was precisely the case in European communist regimes last century.
The good news? It’s only four years with this clown. The bad? It could take decades to fix the damage. The ugly truth? There isn’t a single Democrat right now who can match the next GOP nominee—and that’s a real problem.
www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb... Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
I’d love to think the Cheeto’s just running his mouth to hype up his brain-dead base, but truth is—he’s doing whatever the hell he wants and no one’s stopping him. The institutions? Just props now. We’re a third-world country with a fat wallet..
It's scary and all this in just under two months...😱 Problem is others learn from it... PS. I can't vouch for the article but seems legit
PS.2 Local news outlets has also written about it and referenced to NBC News, so it's as sure as it can be now...
Trying to run for a 3rd term would be a clear constitutional violation, but with the clowns around him and his cult clapping like seals, who knows what he’ll try. What shocks me is how passive the Dems are. I hope the wake the hell up soon.
I hope so…. But what the hell if Vance is the runner up in the WH? 😳
At this point, if slow—Vance wins, I won’t be surprised. The US electorate’s just like any third-world crowd now: bitter, clueless, and worshipping anyone who talks pretty. Power in the hands of people who can’t even find Alaska on a map. Scary!!
I read somewhere that this is the Cubanazation of the US. The Cuba where people keep their old cars running and still drive the cars originally made in the 50’s and 60’s.
Because the guy whose companies filed for bankruptcy six times knows best
Get a smart high school economics student to explain comparative advantage to these people, stat.
He apparently does not realize that not buying a car is also an option.
The logical fallacy here is so obvious
He also threatened to bomb Iran. "If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before, blah, blah, blah.” So much for the pivot to Asia.
I couldn’t care less if Trumplethindick has a massive coronary in the coming days. Can anyone contact the Make-a-Wish foundation so we can make it happen.
What is to stop American manufacturers from raising prices on their cars? They may need to if they import parts from other countries.
This is the equivalent of "Let them eat cake."
Donald Trump, the billionaire who wastes almost THREE MILLION AMERICAN TAX PAYER PROVIDED DOLLARS for EACH of his every weekend trips to Marlago "couldn't care less" if Americans can't afford to buy a car! If you poorly educated, brainwashed fools who voted for Trump are OK with this, you're NUTS!
I wonder how he feels about buying from UNION car manufacturers.
What's that, blue collar America? You thought a millionaire cared about you? Jokes on you!
Oh wait I thought he just told auto makers they weren’t allowed to raise prices of their cars despite 25% tariffs Good luck America
Because the motherfuck can’t drive and it will affect him not at all!
2025 will go down in history as when the social experiment called the “United States of AMERICA” crashed due to the most self-righteous incompetent leadership ever voted in by the experiment’s participants.
Is America great yet? Having to pay a lot more for a car than you previously did…I mean Elmo is giving away his Tesla’s to Trump so not like he’ll have to pay for anything himself of course How’s the cost of eggs going? Have they come down yet or is that something else Trump doesn’t care about?
On day 1.....
Love your humour…
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And his sheep STILL won't care. 🙄
but they'll blame biden, hillary and hunter's laptop.
Yeah, that’s not how it works.
American made cars are all but extinct, and the few cars that are still produced here have lots of imported content.
lol of course he doesn’t need a car. Lol he doesn’t even know how to drive. He doesn’t care about 99 percent of the population. Get it through your heads .
At least he used the right phrase
Doesn't TESLA make FOREIGN cars?
The price of car are going up and that will not create buyers. Trump doesn’t understand economics.
How many employees of foreign dealerships voted for Trump I wonder?
This impacts every make of car as zero cars contain 100% of their parts and materials from any one country.
maybe he finally understands how tariffs work
I drove 70s and 80s cars growing up. sorry that trauma is real and I'll never buy an American car. didn't they stop making real cars and just make suvs?
He also couldn’t care less because he’s rich and we’re not.
Americans are getting exactly what they voted for. Trump is doing nothing he didn’t campaign on
The tariffs were expected. Demonizing immigrants and minorities was expected. But he never said anything about seizing territory from other countries. That talk didn't start until after the election.
So you’re saying Americans didn’t draw the line at tanking the economy and disappearing immigrants based on their social media posts, but they would’ve drawn the line on threatening Greenland? 😂
Actually, yes. Do you remember last year when people in Trump's camp were trying to paint him as the great peace maker? He was so anti war, they claimed. I have a friend that started to go down there maga rabbit hole, and the hook for him was that Trump was not going to take America into wars.
I think the Republican Congress providing NO REPRESENTATION for their constituents has further emboldened him to keep up his renegade behavior until they do something to protect Americans.
Every aspect of life in a Russian-style kleptocratic autocracy would harm America’s political, social, educational, and public health systems. It’s crucial to remove these criminal elements swiftly to prevent widespread suffering, instability, and unnecessary loss of life.
And of course he's saying he never said that... He truly is a buffoon.
Damn, he sure knows how to handle a company! It's not like has bankrupted Casinos...
No it just means people like me will wait four years or until tariffs are rescinded. If prices are raised by all car manufacturers and not reduced after the tariffs are gone, then I will buy a used car.
Increased demand for used cars will drive their price up as well.
Gee. What a surprise. Time for some boycotts, in any case. X, amazon, target......
He really believes cars are completely made in this country? He’s an imbecile.
Of course Trump could care less if Americans have to pay more. He doesn’t care about Americans only himself.
That's start out Narcissist that's him
How stupid is he really? He inherited an exceptionally strong economy. He has trashed it in two months.
I'm just impressed he didn't say he "could" care less. I never thought he cared about anyone other than himself.
Donald wants you to juice the economy this week and buy a car, this week.
Take it easy guys! Soon you will be able to buy second hand Russian cars! Cheap and they guarantee a lot of new workplaces!
Didn’t he threaten them last week to not raise prices?
I think that was aimed at the companies selling cars made in the US. Because if all imported cars become 25% more expensive overnight, I'm sure that US car makers will be very very patriotic and not use that to increase their own prices as well, because companies, famously, hate making easy money.
Spoiler: This was exactly what happened when trump introduced tariffs on washing machines during his last presidency. Interestingly, even the prices on driers went up, even though there were no tariffs on those. But it will of course be completely different with cars...
The last time everyone in a country only bought cars produced in their own country.
The Post Trump Tariffs future of car manufacturing in the United States…
“Let them eat cake”
Tariffs-Trump rolls on without knowing what he's doing
Now, I’ll be dipped in shit before I buy a US branded vehicle. Just saying.
I wonder what it will take for his base to realize he cares nothing for them or heir families…or their futures
What American-made cars are made without materials purchased from our trade partners? None? Can someone please let the President know what this is going to mean to American consumers.
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Jobs!!!! What about the American auto workers?????
oops! Another victim of his failing economic plan. I wonder how he will cope with the homeless America he's creating with his Tariff War?
Somebody should give this guy a lesson in economics
Many have tried, but he speaks and reads at a fourth-grade level and is mentally unable to process nuance or dissent. Result: MAGA yes-men win the internal policy debates.
No President cares what prices are that hurt the American people. We are nothing to politicians.
That is demonstrably wrong. There is a reason why other presidents did not do this- they cared about their constituents and their votes.
Nonsense.
Not true.
American car companies only make gigantic trucks. I like smaller vehicles.
Na, da bin ich doch gespannt, was demnächst abgeht ... ich kurble hier in der EU den Umsatz an ... ich kaufe jede Menge Popcorn ... und schau mir mal den "Godfather of Dealmaker" an ... und vergleiche das dann mit dem Brexit ... "mit dem Wissen von heute würde wir anders wählen ..."
America, you're getting what you deserve. Shame that you'll drag everyone else's economy into the ground with you
I disagree. Most black people don't vote, and that's because no matter who's in office, we lose. Go look at every single presidential debate since 1965 and you will hear the same question. What will you do for black people because no president has before. Even this past election, go look it up.
I think you meant to say that white America deserves this. Black voters accounted for 11 percent of the election total, and I'm pretty sure that was a lie. Which would be about 15 million people, and again, I highly doubt 15 million black people voted. Saying America deserves this is naive.
I understand the argument that if you don't vote you don't get to complain. That's true, but when you take into account even when black people turn out in record numbers to vote, we still get screwed, that argument doesn't really hold up. But yeah America is full of idiots or whatever you said
alot of latino and black people voted for Trump.
There are 350 million people in America allegedly. 15 million black people allegedly voted. 3% of that 15 million voted for Trump or about 450 thousand allegedly. When you say, a lot of people, I don't think that's accurate. This is not including Hispanic people. Didn't mention that demographic
even if it is not "a lot" , some of them voted for trump and have a taste of their own medecine. wife getting deported, jobs lost. no peace for fascists.
i said latino, latino are hispanic
I didn't mention any demographic except black people. Sorry if I misquoted you, but I wasnt talking about any demographic except black people.
no country should completely hitch their wagon to another. it's like investing, shit happens.
Europe also deserves this you think decade of profit from colonialism oppression and racism can be fixed with some mild manners speech
There are so many juicy generalizations on this thread it makes me want to vomit. Mike has no clue about American demographics and lets his anus do the talking. No color, ethic background is a monolith. There are lots of factors. I’m a white chick and I’m from Baltimore and DC. We vote progressive.
I have always reviled the piece of Cheeto orange filth. I never voted for him. I protested against him and still do. You sound like a generalizing dickhead, Mikie - not unlike Donald and his dumbfuckery.
Choosing the car you want is overrated.
The economic expert note that eve should manufacturing work return to the US, the work will be performed my robots. Elections matter.
I hope some of his maga people hear this!!
They are literally being fired by his DOGE cuts and they are STILL behind him. Homelessness is going to be tough.
Democrats better be co cutting ads now
It will result in not buying cars
I wonder how those UAW workers that support Trump feel when they are laid off because their employers aren’t selling cars (regardless of where they are made)?
Yes just like the Laffer curve guys. If we raise prices people will be forced to buy our stuff. And, lower taxes will increase revenue. It is the same group of whacko economists Reagan relied on.
Translation: “If I don’t care that a $40,000 car goes up $10,000, I sure as hell don’t care what they charge you for eggs, hamburger, milk, gas, insurance or rent.”
exactly!
We are pouring our hearts into Early Campaigning...that's GREAT- that's what we know about Fixing Democracy... But- What if Trump STOPS ELECTIONS? PLEASE, PLEASE find a plan for That Scenario- or WE WILL have Guns in the Streets and it WON'T BE PRETTY!
If the tarriff cars raise, any "American" made cars will be inflated as well. There is no way those cars won't be upped to keep up with competititors. The American people will suffer.
and as Trump says, he "doesn't care". Americans are NOT his priority as we know. What is?
While the cost of car's outside of America will remain stable
Dumber than a box of rocks! "American made" cars are not 100% sourced, fabricated and assembled on US soil. Few products are these days. Even if auto companies wanted to, it would take a great deal of money and time to get all the thousands of parts that cars are made with truly Made in America.
The global economy that now exists has escaped his notice in his haste to have Americans fund his needless Tariff Wars.
Tier One auto suppliers were struggling and closing US plants 20+ years ago. Cars may be assembled in the US, but many parts, such as transmissions, are made in foreign nations. Duh!
Can you imagine the 10000 “oPiNiOn PiEcEs” this tabloid rag would put out (on the FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD - every fcking day for at least a month) if ANYONE that has even voted dem had said this, let alone a dem potus.
Note the American made Acura rolling off the GM assembly line.
Of course he doesn't care. He doesn't have to answer to any voters.
Yes we might buy American cars but at what cost. If he thinks that any car maker in this country will not take advantage to raise prices even a small amount he is delusional. I mean he is but costs on everything are going up under his administration since he too office. Obviously he doesn’t care!
You’re getting the fascism you’ve pined so hard for for so long, Nepo Times. I’m sure your previous Nepo owners would be so proud!!!
He can’t care less about any aspect of regular Americans’ lives. Criminally immoral.
Is there actually a American competlely made in America?
"Buy American" sounds so patriotic, and it is! Our American-made goods will cost us American people MUCH more than the foreign goods we buy today. We the people chose foreign manufacturing. In a few years, Americans will be asking for "Biden-era-pricing" everywhere.
God he’s dumb
The American-made cars will be more expensive because of parts and because the tariffs on other vehicles will increase what the market will bear. It’s ECON 101; did Trump’s bone spurs force him to miss that class at Wharton?
Who needs a cheaper 💵 car. Not he. Not his rich donors 🤷🏻♂️ Only his dumb MAGA cult were he can't do anything wrong. They would evenbe proud if they raped their daughter. That she was the choosen one.
This is what Republicans and Ultra MAGA voted for, I hope they are happy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
If they can buy cars at all
1. In essence. "Let them eat cake"! 2. Trump White House full of multimillionaires/billionaires/WallStreet Hedge fund executives have total control of government and economy. 3. The Working Class has been battered by Trump/GOP. 4. Republicans fight for a HUGE $4.7 Trillion tax cut for the rich!
and for funding the TESLA sale on the White House lawn.
So he's forcing poorer people to buy inferior cars. Nice.
I couldn’t care less if Trump started locking up the bosses of the New York Times after they endorsed Trump.
American-made car prices will also rise. Many parts are imported. What a dickhead.
Plus, they'll raise their prices just because they can.
Ah, the return of the Giffen good. One in which people buy more as the price rises. Rubbish!
This man is so asinine. It's as if he bought his degree... oh wait!
I’ve never owned an American made car and I never will. Just my choice
Trump 2024: I will lower prices on Day 1. Trump 2025: I couldn’t care less if prices go up. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I guess it's possible that he was lying to the American public about bringing the costs of goods and services down. How could anyone have guessed that he was lying?
We didn’t just elect Trump—we cast him. This is what happens when a country trades facts for feelings, leaders for performers, and shame for applause. America didn’t lose its way. It followed the script. open.substack.com/pub/jasonege...
As a lapsed X-Files fan, I also attribute the explosion of "conspiracy theorist as personality substitute" in part, to that series & all the subsequent copycats & fake documentaries. Between that, increasingly gladiatorial pop culture & neoliberalism, we were screwed by the turn of the millennium.
That dross was the beginning of the end of America.
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Not a single vehicle is 100% American. All vehicles are at least 15% multinational. Won’t really matter when U.S. plants shut down anyway.
Unbelievable reply that it won't matter. Are you unaware that American workers need those auto manufacturing jobs????? What world do you live in?
Fucking moronic rube you are
These tariffs won’t be a US job-creation engine whatsoever. Wake up 👀
U.S. has no industrial base to manufacture every single part, bolt & doohickey required for vehicle assembly. Same with mega-cargo ships. Tariffs + huge port fees slapped on Chinese-flagged ships = sky-high prices.
Percentage of a vehicle’s nationality won’t matter. The plant closures obviously do matter.
We dont make cars. We assemble from pieces made from foriegn nations. Capitalism will increase domestic prices if consumers are willing to buy imported things at higher costs. Price-control during tariffs results in layoffs and shortages of inventory to consumers.
Exactly, but the truth is not going to serve Trump's tariff scam to "tax" Americans. What a monumental, needless cost increase is being perpetrated against us in plain sight!
When Tariffs go into effect, all automotive costs will rise. Those affected by the Tariffs and those that can benefit from raising prices to just below the Tariffs to make it seem like they have a "good deal.". It's all a scam to screw consumers.
Narcissist ate the biggest liers.
He's effectively taxing Americans. Why not just tell the truth?
Your president is now threatening to bomb Iran? We here in Europe are horrified by this completely deranged moron! This man will start the third world war!
I was in the market for a new car. Now I’m in the market for a used car. That Trump doesn’t care if Americans have to pay more says everything about his disregard for his blue-collar base.
My brother bought one 2 months ago and got a decent price. I wonder what the used market is now.
But why would he care?
LOL is that why he was calling automakers warning them not to raise their prices
And there we have it. He never cared about lowering prices.
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So deplorables are fine with Trump deciding which car you can buy/afford. Well, I'm not.
Obviously, he doesn’t pay for anything to start with and most importantly, even American cars have many parts that are not make in America that have tariffs. Don’t be fooled!
