@mcopelov.bsky.social re: The New York Times (@nytimes.com)

Posted by @mcopelov.bsky.social • Jul 16, 2025

Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️😡

It's not a "trade agreement", bc POTUS can't make "trade agreements" on his own, & every media outlet should stop being lazy by using "deal" or "agreement" & instead do journalism & explain to readers that all of this is wildly illegal & not how it works.

Posted by The New York Times (@nytimes.com) • Jul 16, 2025

President Trump said Tuesday that he had struck a trade agreement with Indonesia, calling it a "great deal for everybody" on social media. Under the deal, U.S. exports to Indonesia would face no tariffs, while Indonesian goods would be charged a tariff of 19% when shipped to the U.S.

President Trump called a trade agreement with Indonesia a “great deal for everybody.”

Trump Announces ‘Great Deal’ on Trade With Indonesia

President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week. Indonesia’s president called Mr. Trump a “tough negotiator.”

The New York Times • Ana Swanson and Alexandra Stevenson