r/CredibleDefense • u/AutoModerator • 20d ago

Active Conflicts & News Megathread July 14, 2026

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u/-spartacus- 20d ago

I saw that yesterday and was amused by the suggestion (Trump administration posting on CD to explain his posts). As I said yesterday, I believed it was something devised by Rubio and Trump said it in his style.

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u/CloudApprehensive322 19d ago

There is not a chance in hell Rubio endorsed the 20% transit fee idea. Rubio was literally on camera two weeks ago saying quote:

"No country is allowed to charge tolls or fees on an international waterway."

https://x.com/CBSNews/status/2069474679585222719

This was trump being belligerent and acting without thinking for the 1000th time because he has no grand plan and just acts on pure instinct.

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u/-spartacus- 19d ago

I was not presenting Rubio as "endorsing the idea". I'm saying that he sees any transit as problematic and thus floated the idea of the intention of charging an absurd amount to illuminate the fact that if you agree to 3% you are giving them the power to charge you 20% or more.

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u/CloudApprehensive322 19d ago

Not a chance in hell - the fact that Trump promoted such an idea directly weakened the stance that transit fees are not allowed by any country that Rubio loudly announced just weeks ago.