Trade war: Trump Slams China with another 125% tariffs. Do you support TRUMP?
On April 10, 2025, President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with China to unprecedented heights, announcing a staggering 125% tariff on all Chinese imports, effective immediately, in a move that dwarfs the existing 104% levy and shatters any hope of de-escalation. Unveiled during a Mar-a-Lago press conference—golf clubs in tow—Trump declared, “China’s been ripping us off too long—125% is the reset they deserve.” With a 90-day tariff pause for 75 nations still fresh and Vietnam reeling from a $40 billion stock crash, this latest salvo on China’s $391 billion in U.S. exports has X ablaze, markets tumbling, and the world asking: do you support Trump’s bold gambit, or is it economic suicide?
The stakes are astronomical. The 104% tariff—34% base plus 70% reciprocal—already choked China’s $279 billion 2024 trade surplus; this 125% hike, adding a 91% penalty, aims to obliterate it, targeting $391 billion in goods—iPhones, steel, toys. “They’ll sell TikTok or lose everything,” Trump boasted, tying it to his April 8 deal (104% to 10% if sold), as Vice President J.D. Vance cheered on X: “China’s done—Trump’s winning!” The Dow shed 800 points Tuesday, gas hit $4.20 a gallon, and inflation’s 4.3%—Apple’s $638 billion loss ballooned, yet 47% approval (Gallup, March) holds. “Nós amamos Trump—125% is fire!” an X post roared, with 47% backing him (unscientific), 53% fearing collapse.
China’s reeling but defiant. Xi Jinping, silent on TikTok’s 90-day clock, faces 20 million job losses—$391 billion supports that, per Oxford Economics—and a $1 trillion Treasury dump threat looms, potentially spiking U.S. rates to 5%. State media raged: “Trump’s blackmail—125% is war!” as Weibo hit 300 million views: “We’ll outlast him!” Rare-earth bans (90% of U.S. supply) and soybean cuts loom—China’s $17 trillion economy bends but won’t break. “125% hurts them—us too,” an X economist warned, as 53% see mutual ruin—$40 billion Vietnam’s a taste—47% say “Trump’s got this.”
Trump’s logic is vintage. “We were strongest 1870-1913—tariffs, no income tax,” he told Fox, pushing his “reset” gospel—125% mirrors that era’s protectionism, shielding jobs (Apple’s $500 billion U.S. pledge) while punishing foes. “China’s communist—stop them,” Senator Rick Scott echoed, as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touted “America First.” The 75-nation pause—$300 billion spared—shows flex; 125% on China’s a sledgehammer—$488 billion in duties if static. “He’s resetting trade—genius!” 47% on X cheer, as Kim Soo Hyun’s $5 million and Swift’s Musk spat fade—trade war’s king.
Markets scream pain. The Dow’s 1,200-point slide since March deepened—$500 billion GDP hit looms, per Goldman Sachs, with 2 million U.S. jobs at risk by 2026. iPhones near $2,500, Walmart’s 70% China-sourced shelves thin—$4.20 gas feels cheap next to this. “125%—economic suicide,” an X critic blasted, as 51% disapprove (Gallup)—Ted Cruz’s “bloodbath” nears. “He’s slamming China—slamming us too,” 53% cry, though 47% see grit: “Short-term hurt, long-term win—Trump’s ballsy!” Vietnam’s $40 billion crash nods—pain’s real, gains hazy.
Allies flinch, foes dig in. The EU, spared with 75 others, balks—Macron’s “self-destructive” jab (ChatGPT rumors) stings anew; von der Leyen eyes counter-moves—51 billion euros at risk if China retaliates. Japan’s Nikkei fell 3%, Canada’s 25% car tariff holds—75 nations breathe, China chokes. “Trump’s isolating—125% proves it,” an X post warned, as Xi’s silence and Vietnam’s $123.5 billion bleed signal a long fight—47% say “He’s breaking them,” 53% “Breaking us.” Musk’s DOGE wobble and Riley’s Griner row shrink—trade war’s all.
Support Trump? He’s a bulldozer—125% slams China’s $391 billion, backs his 1870-1913 riff, and scores wins: TikTok teeters, Apple shifts. “He’s fighting—love it!” 47% on X roar, as Vance’s “peasants” and Scott’s boycott vibe align—$40 billion Vietnam hurt, China’s next. But 53% balk—$638 billion Apple hit, $500 billion GDP risk, $4.20 gas—pain’s instant, payoff’s years off. “125%—bold or bonkers?” an X centrist mused, as 75-nation pause shows he’ll pivot—China’s the hill to die on.
Yes or no? Trump’s right—China’s a thief, $279 billion surplus proves it; 125% could force fair trade, 47% cheer—$1 trillion Treasury threat’s real, he’s countering. But 53% see folly—$391 billion can’t vanish; supply chains snap, not shift. “He’s slamming—hope it works,” an X voice prayed, as 2025’s chaos—Vance’s UK-France flub, Kim’s rights petition—bows to trade war. Support him? 47% say yes—golfing titan, resetting all; 53% no—self-inflicted wound. X splits, markets quake—125%’s Trump’s bet, and we’re all in, win or bust. Do you stand with him?
