So Trump has "ordered" American companies to pull out of China and break existing contracts.

[no_hypocrisy]

How many of you believe at this moment, there are hundreds of emergency meetings of Boards of Directors, trying to figure out how this is going to be done? And what about shareholders?

Trump can't punish any business that doesn't pull out of China by WH or other form of government.

What's he going to do, revoke the tax cuts?

[Ilsa]

1. It's past time to 25 the MF45. nt

[Quemado]

8. 86 the 45

"86","86ed", "86'd", or eighty-sixed when used as a verb in American English, is a slang term for getting rid of something, ejecting someone, or refusing service.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/129925/where-does-the-food-industry-term-86-come-from

[Ilsa]

10. And "25" refers to the 25th Amendment, of course.

I bet there are other ways to snark about dumping him!

[Quemado]

12. Thanks for the clarification.

[Corgigal]

2. No one is going to actually do it.

It will just make our president look more like a dumbass. Hurray America.

[The Blue Flower]

3. Does Ivanka get a waiver?

Just wondering.

[underpants]

4. He thinks he's Putin or Erdogan or Bolsonaro

He also thinks he’s projecting STRENGTH for the election. Plus he’s an egomaniacal fool.

[FiveGoodMen]

5. He might just be pissing off the money that supports him

[gratuitous]

6. Coming attractions: Accusations of disloyalty

Yes, it's risible in a hope-nothing-comes-of-it kind of way. We might just see how far down the rabbit hole some of our fellow citizens are willing to go if Trump stays on this mad tear.

[struggle4progress]

7. He's playing the role of Great Leader for his low-attention-span base

He doesn't take it seriously but expects the rubes to applaud it

The companies won't pay much attention until some angry rube with an assault weapon starts shooting out their windows

[Wellstone ruled]

9. Most of the Board

Members and CEO's are on Holiday until the Week after Labor Day.

[treestar]

11. That would be communism

For the government to have the power to tell business what to do. This is what Republicans usually argue when opposing any regulation.

[Trenzalore]

13. They are probably ignoring him on the "order"

They already are taking a hit on the tariffs but if there is no replacement in the supply chain they will raise the prices and reduce orders based on their predicted dip in demand based on the price increases.

Unless the President orders an embargo on China (which might lead to impeachment based on the economic blowback that would occur) he is just talking out of his ass.