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On Wed, 9 Apr 2025 21:29:36 -0600, Retrograde
<fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

>> While the motivation behind the tariffs remains unclear, 
>
>The motivation was...

In a sense, his behavior is like a simpleton, who has verbal skills
for deceiving naive others.

CNN
Inside Trump's tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe
convinced Trump to hit the pause button

Others could have explained to him about tariff consequences, but he
did not seek out their opinions.

Highly unlikely he understood course content taught at TU....skilled
others (lawyers, etc) have assisted in his dealings.

Trump University -  It offered courses in real estate, asset
management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation.[2] Its real estate
training program ran from 2005 to 2010. It was owned and operated by
The Trump Organization.  Wiki