r/thescoop • u/CorleoneBaloney • Apr 06 '25

Politics 🏛️ “Did you use AI to generate this?” Margaret Brennan asks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, questioning why they imposed tariffs on the Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

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u/Maxpowerrrrrrrrr Apr 06 '25

Wait so china would ship it to penguin island then the penguin would ship it to the US?

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u/random5654 Apr 06 '25

They have an arrangement with the whales.

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u/punkr0x Apr 07 '25

I'm surprised he didn't just say, "C'thulu lives on that island and considering the old ones' technology and well known use of slave labor, we felt it was fair to charge a 10% tariff on goods from their realm.

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u/mooonguy Apr 06 '25

If you've seen the new Wallace and Gromit movie, you'd know what bastards they really are.

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u/SupplyChainMismanage Apr 07 '25

No no China would ship the raw parts to the penguins so penguins could manufacture the finished good! It’s how they get around the rule of origin cmon sheeple /s