[graybeardhacker]

"As someone who generally stays out of politics, I didn’t know much about the incoming administration’s stance towards tariffs, though I don’t think anyone could have predicted such drastic hikes."

Except those with ears and/or eyes.

[wredcoll]

You mean the president famous for illogical and incoherent tantrums and a complete lack of understanding of policy?

You're right, completely out of the blue.

[delecti]

Things are maybe worse (more chaotic and incompetent) than I expected, but I think his first term showed him to be extremely capricious. I'm not going to say that I predicted it, but it was definitely predictable.

[albedoa]

Becoming the "nobody could have predicted this" meme is definitely a choice.