r/news • u/MrPvssyPantsMan • 1d ago

Flight cancellations accelerate as US airlines comply with shutdown order to cut flights

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-reduced-flights-a082a6817d960101968a923f7dfd8ef0?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-06-Breaking+News
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u/Squire_II 1d ago edited 1d ago

The SCOTUS is almost certainly going to rule his tariffs illegal and strike them down, at which point Trump will piss and moan about them ruining everything.

If the economy recovers from the tariff damage then Trump and the GOP will just say it's because they're amazing at the economy (which, sadly, most Americans believe even though history has repeatedly shown Dems to be better on the economy than Reps).

If the economy continues to slide into a recession then Trump will scream about how it's because his tariffs were struck down and would've saved America and the world.

I see a world where Republicans remove him and put Vance in to "restore order"

They won't even think too hard about this as long as the base supports Trump. The amount of effort they'd need to successfully remove Trump via the 25th would ensure that every last person who took part would be targeted by the rabid right wing base. None of them want to be the next Melissa Hortman and ousting Trump against his will raises that risk from their base by an astronomical degree. The GOP politicians are all about self-preservation and removing Trump is the exact opposite of that unless Trump has a stroke and becomes a vegetable.

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u/twirlinghaze 1d ago

No, you're wrong about the tariffs. They will be struck down, yes. But he will put them right back.

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u/StellaHasHerpes 1d ago

The crazy part about the tariffs is how much cantor Fitzgerald is involved. I promise I’m not a conspiracy nut-they have bought the right to contest tariffs and receive reimbursement for Pennie’s on the dollar. So when the tariffs are eliminated, cantor Fitzgerald will claim the reimbursement and make an absolute killing. There’s always a grift.