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A video of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins praising Trump's new tariffs while standing beside a screen showing the Dow Jones down 1,200+ points has gone viral with 1.1 million views.

Trump’s tariffs target over 180 countries, with a 10% baseline on all imports and higher rates on key partners, including China (34%) and the EU (20%).

The administration claims the policy will boost U.S. manufacturing, but analysts warn of economic risks.

Rollins also faced questions over rising egg prices and unclear tariff impacts on food imports.

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[-] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~Bahahaah, I think some folk are sad about this article~~
Edit: Commenter was correct, darn. Replaced image where the needle was off the left side. It changes after voting.

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[-] takeda@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I thought that was the meter's default position before casting a vote, because that's where I see the needle in every article of theirs.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It's a terribly biased design and makes me question their reporting skills. Anyone knows if you have to show a default value it should be placed in a neutral position, otherwise you bias the poll/study/etc.

The default being all the way to the left isn't good.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Probably more like right-wing astroturfing hitting every article with bots voting "unfair left leaning" the second an article publishes.

[-] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You're right, damn I feel silly

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