Just had a chance to check out NYT’s piece on candidates’ rally playlists and had to laugh that the top two words in Trump’s songs are “man” and “macho.”. If that doesn’t say it all. And who the fuck would pick Macho Man as a fricking campaign song? Oh yeah.
So, let’s see, 26,000 x 8 = 208,000.
Would anybody really be surprised if Trump tweeted the Dow has reached 208,000 under his watch and that it’s the largest gain in the history of the planet? And then saying something about how the money-loving Jews should thank him directly.
Darth Shit-for-Brains
No, I swear, I am not making this up!
This order is illegal and I’m pretty sure it’s also unconstitutional and I have no hope whatsoever that either house of Congress will do shit all about this, because why would they?
Yes, my Lord. We have immediately started “looking.” It might take a year or two, but we’re on it. We’re just so tired of winning, like you predicted.
I imagine a lot of free-market Republicans are privately conflicted by a President giving “orders” to corporations, but who here thinks any will seriously criticize their dear leader in public?
On the other hand, seeing how Trump caves into the NRA on a regular basis, I imagine McConnell may have to remind Trump that they are in thrall to their donors and big corporations and this just becomes Trump spouting off and nothing happens:
“It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing…”
Private American companies are “hereby ordered” to do something by the American president?
If there was ever any doubt that Mr. Trump thinks that he is a dictator, this ought to dispel that doubt.
Setting aside the laughable (if it wasn’t so horrifying) nature of “hereby ordered”…does he have any idea how large a task it would be for American industry to “find an alternative” to China? A massive pivot in infrastructure not seen since Pearl Harbor. And the cost to the American consumer would be staggering.
Really wanted to see Dick à l’Orange marched out of the White House in cuffs and leg irons, but I’ll settle for a straitjacket.
Greenland is our birthright, and we must claim it.
Imagine what Fox would be reporting if Obama had claimed to be the Chosen One, King of Israel. That wasn’t even on the bingo card.
BEEP
My bold.
Points deducted for using the phrase “have any idea” WRT Our Fearful Leader. Avoid that in the future, okay?
And to answer your question: no.
To answer your unspoken question: no, he doesn’t give a rat’s ass.
It’s taken several decades for China to develop to the point that it the factory to the world. Presumably it would take about as long for someplace else to replace it.
Of course, it would have been made easier if he hadn’t axed the TPP.
American companies are hereby ordered to start shifting their political donations to candidates who understand how shit works.
Probably misread that as Nacho Man.
A call for autarky. Now who does that remind me of?
Trump things he is still on “The Apprentice” where he can just order people around. In reality, he is on the show “The Biggest Loser” and sadly, everyone of us are contestants.
Can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth among Republicans, and the outraged cries of “Socialism!” and/or “Dictatorship!” if Obama had said something similar?
But first, I’d like to see the spectacle of some men in white coats with giant butterfly nets chase a lumbering Trump (he probably hasn’t broken into a run since high school) around the South Lawn of the White House. Charge two bits a gander on a streaming service and we could put a dent in the deficit this year.
He also has a side gig on The Amazing Racist.
To the tune of Yakety-Sax.