[gsanderson]

I think it's because it's one thing he can control all by himself. Look at all the attention he's receiving. The "will he/won't he" reality TV. Put a tweet saying X%. No, they won't be cancelled. Yes I'm suspending them for 90 days. And so on.

[dilyevsky]

Except he can't. They're abusing a legal loophole that probably can be easily defeated in court if anyone interested can actually locate their balls to do it

[8note]

reasonably he can, even if its illegal. unless he gets inpeached and removed, theres no mechanism to stop him.

even then, congress can vote but who would actually remove him from power?

[SteveNuts]

All the way up to the SCOTUS, at which point it'll be a 7-2 vote in Trump's favor.

[thaumasiotes]

He has a long record of advocating for tariffs. He thinks they're a good idea.