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Axios Founder On Trump's Tariff Pull-Back: 'Make No Mistake—He Panicked'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 04/10/2025 9:43:10 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

File this one under "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished."

The liberal media has been leading the charge against the Trump tariffs. So what happens when Trump heeds the warning signs and pulls back? Does the MSM applaud his statesmanship, his courage in changing course given changed circumstances?

C'mon—of course not. This is the liberal media, after all.

Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Thus, on today's Morning Joe, Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei, purporting to explain Trump's change of direction, declared:

"Make no mistake: he panicked."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; China; European Union; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: axios; axiosfakenews; donaldtrump; dontvisit; eussr; fourthreich; jimvandehei; morningjoe; postall; redchina; tariffs; tds; trump
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1 posted on 04/10/2025 9:43:10 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well, if Jim VandeHei said so, it must be true.


2 posted on 04/10/2025 9:44:09 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well, if Axios says “Trump Panicked” that is probably a good sign, because most likely, he didn’t.


3 posted on 04/10/2025 9:44:41 AM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

He made a decision based on a real-time risk assessment. I’m okay with that, though the public sausage-making in general makes me a bit queasy.


4 posted on 04/10/2025 9:45:26 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Wrong again Axtogrindios


5 posted on 04/10/2025 9:46:08 AM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Leftists say “follow the science” and then they practice mind reading.

Lol.


6 posted on 04/10/2025 9:46:49 AM PDT by cgbg (It was not us. It was them--all along.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yeah, he panicked. That’s why he told everyone to ‘BUY!’ hours before................


7 posted on 04/10/2025 9:49:28 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Only to give it back today.


8 posted on 04/10/2025 9:53:28 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: rlmorel

Ive yet to see Trump panic ever as President. If anything he is basking in the ability to control globals markets by just making daily policy adjustments.


9 posted on 04/10/2025 9:53:39 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

At 9:33 am, President Trump wrote, “BE COOL!”

By the afternoon, he said, ““Over the last few days it looked pretty glum. I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy. They were getting a little bit afraid.”

The “they” in question included Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, and Ken Langone.


10 posted on 04/10/2025 9:55:28 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I doubt that President Trump has ever panicked about anything in his entire life.


11 posted on 04/10/2025 9:56:20 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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> “Make no mistake: he panicked.”

Not to be confused with

“Make no mistake: he is going down now.”


12 posted on 04/10/2025 9:57:07 AM PDT by SteveH
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Yeah, he is a big chicken.

Not like our other super brave leaders like Biden, Bush, Obama, and Clinton.

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13 posted on 04/10/2025 9:58:41 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (You can vote totalitarians in but you can never vote them out...)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

a running back zigs zags down the field avoiding defenders

scoring the winning touchdown

axios- why didnt he run in a straight line? he panicked!


14 posted on 04/10/2025 10:00:07 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: SteveH

“Make no mistake: he panicked.”

Well this a-hole made a mistake when he said that. The world fell all over themselves to make a deal so Trump got what he wanted.


15 posted on 04/10/2025 10:00:29 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

gotta wonder about folks who say “make no mistake” while they are making a mistake.


16 posted on 04/10/2025 10:02:33 AM PDT by Qwapisking ("The left will rue the day they cheated Trump out of the 2020 election forever" L.Star )
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Jim Vandehei is a Harris/Biden/Clinton/Kerry//Gore/Clinton supporter and fundraiser.


17 posted on 04/10/2025 10:03:35 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Well if he is panicking he sure ain’t showing it he increased China’s tariffs again and the stock market is down 1600 points..and I could care less..I want China to feel as much damn pain as possible


18 posted on 04/10/2025 10:06:00 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Oh ok Axios and MSNBC. I’ll take your word for it. Same word that assured me Biden was mentally competent.


19 posted on 04/10/2025 10:06:31 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Make mistake, as a liberal you don’t understand how actual men conduct themselves so what is a course correction looks like panic to you.


20 posted on 04/10/2025 10:08:39 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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