Political commentator Geraldo Rivera seems to have performed an entire 180-degree activate President Trump.
On Tuesday afternoon, Trump introduced a 90-day pause on many of the tariffs he had imposed simply days earlier than, except for China.
Talking on NewsNation, the place he’s an editor-at-large, Rivera argued that Trump had “suckered” China into considering he was on a suicide mission.
He defined:
He ambushed China. I consider that he ambushed China. I consider that he suckered the entire world into believing that he was going to go down on this, you already know, this Harry Carrey, this suicide mission.
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I simply assume he needs the very best deal he can get for america of America. God bless him for that. That’s why folks actually dig the man. That’s why he’s arduous to beat. That charisma is unbelievable.
You already know, I might sing his praises eternally, and I ponder if I used to be sitting right here and the market was down 2,000 as an alternative of being up, you already know, all these hundreds, if I might be singing the identical tune. I hope so. It simply appears to me that that is Trump writ massive.
That is the man, the way in which he does enterprise. You already know, he suckered China in, attempting to place their neck manner on the market. We’re going to battle you to the tip, says President Xi. And guess what? The US pulls a quick one.
Watch the clip beneath:
NEW: Geraldo Rivera heaps reward on Trump over “BRILLIANT” tariff strikes
“I consider that he ambushed China … I simply assume he needs the very best deal he can get america of America. God bless him for that. That’s why folks actually dig the man. That’s why he’s… pic.twitter.com/IU2zwTvD2g
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) April 9, 2025
Rivera hasn’t all the time had form phrases for the present president.
Regardless of being a registered Republican and long-time buddy of Trump, Rivera endorsed Kamala Harris in the course of the presidential marketing campaign.
He was additionally harshly important of Trump’s character, immigration insurance policies, and the January sixth protests, arguing he couldn’t be trusted to guard and defend the Structure.
Again in 2023, Rivera went as far as to match Trump to Hitler over feedback he made on unlawful immigration.
Former President Trump’s comment about undocumented immigrants “poisoning the blood of our nation,” is disgusting. Not solely does it harken again to the Nazi-era, it’s also a part of the shameful, vile, centuries outdated custom of claiming falsely that immigrants carry ailments. pic.twitter.com/S7ZMYAJnOa
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) October 6, 2023
Nevertheless, it now seems he’s again on the Trump prepare, not less than for now.
