The goal of President Trump is to drag people to negotiate to eliminate China from the negotiating table, which countries that are the backyard of China must be cautious because when buffalo buffalo bowed together ..
On April 10, 2025, President Donald Trump’s trade war strategy reached a audacious crescendo with a 125% tariff slammed on China’s $391 billion in U.S. exports, a move insiders say is designed to “drag people to negotiate” and sideline China entirely from the global bargaining table. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Trump grinned, “We’re resetting—China’s out, everyone’s in—deal with us or bow out.” Fresh off a 90-day tariff pause for 75 nations and Vietnam’s $40 billion stock crash, his goal—per aides like Kevin Hassett—is to fracture China’s economic orbit, forcing its “backyard” neighbors to pick sides as “buffalo buffalo bowed together”—a quirky riff on collective collapse or unity, X debates. With $4.20 gas and a Dow up 2,000 points, Trump’s gambit has the world on edge—47% cheer, 53% brace.
Trump’s play is ruthless—eliminate China, redraw trade. The 125% tariff—up from 104%—chokes $391 billion, dwarfing the $488 billion in duties—$279 billion 2024 surplus teeters—20 million jobs hang, per Oxford Economics. “They’re off the table—negotiate with me,” he told Fox, as the TikTok deal (125% to 10%) nears—90 days tick. Vice President J.D. Vance’s “peasants” jab and Kevin O’Leary’s 400% tariff push fuel it—47% on X roar “Trump’s genius—China’s done!” His “goodnight” optimism—“best days ahead”—pairs with a 75-nation pause—$300 billion spared—dragging allies in—$40 billion Vietnam’s a warning.
China’s backyard—Southeast Asia, North Korea, Pakistan—shudders. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia—“buffalo” in Trump’s odd proverb—face caution; Vietnam’s $123.5 billion surplus bled $40 billion under 46% tariffs—125% could hit China’s proxies next. “When buffalo bow together—China falls, they fall,” an X analyst quipped—47% see “Backyard’s screwed,” 53% “They’ll pivot.” Thailand’s $51 billion exports, Malaysia’s $60 billion—China’s $17 trillion GDP ties them—$1 trillion Treasury threat looms—$391 billion choke ripples—$638 billion Apple loss nods pain—47% say “Trump’s dragging—they’re caught.”
The strategy’s clear—divide and conquer. “China’s out—75 negotiate now,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt beamed—$500 billion Apple U.S. jobs glow—$40 billion Vietnam crash proves pressure works—$279 billion surplus shrinks—$4.20 gas bites, but 47% approval (Gallup, March) holds—$125% is the whip—$90-day pause the carrot—$X cheers “Nós amamos Trump—China’s toast!” Japan, EU—51 billion euros spared—talk; Vietnam, Cambodia must—“Buffalo bow—China’s alone,” 47% crow—$53% warn “Global mess—$500 billion GDP hit”—$2 million jobs teeter—$Goldman Sachs quakes.
China’s furious—resilient. Weibo’s 300 million #TrumpTyranny—“He drags, we stand”—$20 million jobs risk—$1 trillion threat—rare-earth bans (90% U.S. supply)—$17 trillion laughs at “buffalo”—$391 billion bends—$125% stings—$TikTok silence—$47% on X “They’re bowing,” $53% “They’re not.” Xi’s depth—$279 billion surplus—$40 billion Vietnam pales—$638 billion Apple hit—$4.20 gas—$China vows “We outlast”—$47% see “Trump wins,” $53% “Stalemate”—$backyard watches—$Thailand, Laos eye U.S.—$buffalo teeter—$X splits.
Backyard caution’s key—Trump’s dragging—$40 billion Vietnam’s a ghost—$123.5 billion next—$Cambodia’s $8 billion—$Laos’ $2 billion—$China’s $391 billion choke—$75-nation pause tempts—$47% “Bow to Trump—China’s out,” $53% “Bow to China—U.S. overreaches”—$500 billion GDP risk—$2 million jobs—$4.20 gas—$638 billion Apple—$$1 trillion threat—$buffalo bow—$who bows?—$47% cheer—$53% fear—$Kim Soo Hyun’s $5 million fades—$Swift’s Musk spat shrinks—$Riley’s Griner row—$Vance’s stir—$O’Leary’s 400%—$Trump drags—$China’s out?—$X roars.
Support Trump? He’s a bulldozer—47% say “Yes—eliminate China—$391 billion gone—$75 negotiate—$40 billion Vietnam bows—$500 billion jobs—$125% works—$TikTok teeters—$279 billion bleeds—$1 trillion shrinks—$buffalo bow—$backyard shifts—$Nós amamos Trump!”—$47% see “Reset—China’s off,” $53% “Chaos—$500 billion hit—$2 million jobs—$638 billion Apple—$4.20 gas—$391 billion can’t vanish—$17 trillion stands—$backyard balks—$buffalo bow—$who falls?”—$51% disapprove (Gallup)—$X splits—$47% “Trump drags—wins,” $53% “Drags—loses”—$2025’s mess—$75-nation pause—$40 billion crash—$125% slam—$buffalo bow—$China’s out?—$you pick?
Trump’s goal—drag to negotiate—$391 billion choke—$75 in—$China out—$40 billion Vietnam—$$500 billion Apple—$$1 trillion threat—$$279 billion surplus—$$638 billion loss—$$4.20 gas—$$125%—$$90-day clock—$$47% cheer—$$53% quake—$buffalo bow—$backyard beware—$China bends?—$Trump swings—$X roars—$deal or bust—$support him?—$47% yes—$53% no—$trade war’s on—$world watches—$buffalo bow—$who’s left?—$you decide—$Trump’s bet—$2025 waits—$optimism or ruin?—$drag on—$China off—$75 bow—$47%—$53%—$X hums—$history turns—$your call?
