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10. All that money, all those resources--you'd think that Trump could...

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 02:48 PM

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...just read a couple of business papers and actually find out where those Japanese cars are being made! I mean, haven't Hondas (and Toyotas, Subarus, Mitsubishis...) been built here since at least the late '80s? I remember when Honda started Acura, which was basically "Honda of America", their upscale/luxury brand. That was in '87 or '88, IIRC.

Trump is a total ignoramus. It's beyond embarrassing.

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Yep, he is dumb [View all] dcmfox Wednesday OP

Honda CR-V sport utility vehicles are popular here in Western Pennsylvania. John1956PA Wednesday #1

And Toyota has gigantic factories in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Texas, etc dalton99a Wednesday #2

And they helped support trump Hornedfrog2000 Yesterday #51

And Camrys dominate NASCAR. Marcuse Yesterday #53

This dumb person has never owned a car, never driven a car, knows nothing about manufacturing or trade. erronis Wednesday #3

+1. dalton99a Wednesday #5

I thought he bought a Tesla JMCKUSICK Wednesday #6

The check probably bounced. rubbersole Wednesday #24

When he and Musk divorced he said he was selling it. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #26

"Art of the Deal"...buy high, sell low maspaha Wednesday #48

did he reallly or is this a joke? MadameButterfly Yesterday #49

He said he did Hornedfrog2000 Yesterday #52

I thought T💩p bought a "Tesler." OMGWTF 19 hrs ago #58

But he did turn the White House into a used car lot. Dr. T Wednesday #16

Yeah, when you think tacky, you often act tacky. calimary Wednesday #19

and never investigates anything MadameButterfly Yesterday #50

This is such a clear definition of him. TNNurse 23 hrs ago #55

Subaru has a huge plant in Indiana Onthefly Wednesday #4

Lafayette IN AverageOldGuy Wednesday #35

Great thing about a Subaru: easy to change the oil! Onthefly Wednesday #36

Mercedes-Benz is in Alabama too. Botany Wednesday #7

That's why those vehicles are known as a . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #34

30 minutes from where I am sitting right now is a Honda operation in Marysville, OH that has .. Botany Wednesday #39

Aren't Toyota, Subaru, Honda etc, the rice burners of the '70s, violating Dump's DEI Submariner Wednesday #8

Been that way for over 40 freaking years. paleotn Wednesday #9

All that money, all those resources--you'd think that Trump could... keep_left Wednesday #10

+1. Ten of the Accord's eleven generations have been built in Marysville, Ohio dalton99a Wednesday #11

Thanks! keep_left Wednesday #12

You'd think he could ask someone in the know before he opened his big, fat, ugly lie-hole. MLWR Wednesday #22

If such ignorance is bliss, Gordcanuck Wednesday #30

I was stationed in Japan 1990 - 93 AverageOldGuy Wednesday #33

It is rumored that that he lost a game of checkers to his pet rock. Ping Tung Wednesday #13

An idiot who thinks he's a genius surfered Wednesday #14

He solved that problem by surrounding himself with sycophants. calimary Wednesday #21

His dumbfuckery know no bounds! bif Wednesday #15

I got a new Toyota Land Cruiser in February maxsolomon Wednesday #17

What did they say to him then? Figarosmom Wednesday #18

Actually, more foreign brand automobiles are built in the US than domestic brands. patphil Wednesday #20

"Japanese auto makers should build their cars in the US. Dave Id Wednesday #23

and for a very long time . AllaN01Bear Wednesday #25

"the Japanese islands of..." Dave Bowman Wednesday #27

A big dumb hulking fuck Blue Owl Wednesday #28

Actually, tRump's Japan tariff hurts US auto companies Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #29

As are his supporters progressoid Wednesday #31

Oh, but wait . . . there's more to it . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #32

+1. And Komatsu makes these trucks in Peoria, Illinois: dalton99a Wednesday #42

I was delivering bumpers to Toyota manufacturing Emile Wednesday #37

How about someone in the media telling him. rickford66 Wednesday #38

Why doesn't his right hand man, JayDee give him a heads up? llmart Wednesday #47

Because his mouth is busy kissing Trump's giant rump Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #54

Toyota has a plant in San Antonio, TX. nt Trueblue Texan Wednesday #40

Yep. And they are adding a 500,000-square-foot facility to this old photo: dalton99a Wednesday #43

trump is an idiot LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #41

The world's greatest businessman never touches a business paper or magazine. He only reads the National Enquirer dalton99a Wednesday #44

Supposedly, the tariff to import a car is less than the tariff to import the parts and build it here. eggplant Wednesday #45

New GDP data leads Trump to change his mind about blaming Biden for the economy LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #46

Trump's ignorance about the US economy (and a great deal more) is bottomless. That's why he's imposing absurd tariffs, Martin68 20 hrs ago #56

And once he learns that fact, he will take credit for making it happen. whopis01 20 hrs ago #57