Trump's Business Success Was "Never True" | US Politics | The New Statesman
It is not this writer's intent to revel in the nation's overdue revelations that they've been duped, played, suckered, and used, no more than feeling a twinge of pity for the foolish who followed Donald Trump so faithfully. While I know for a fact that a sucker is born every minute, I also understand that this is a fact Trump counted on to build his following of ready-made stooges.
However, those who smelled a rat from the onset knew better. It was evident early on that Trump was all smoke and no fire, and all flash and no substance. Still, one has to tip one's hat to the aging trickster because his "Art of the Con Job" had one Hell of a run! It wasn't until Americans realized he was all bitch and no bite and could only talk the talk but not walk the walk that they began to mock him openly and aptly nick-named him TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out). So, we may be witnessing the beginning of this pathetic charlatan's last stand on his monument of lies.
Well, enough of the insults, it's time for the receipts:
The following is a partial list of the ventures that comprise Donald Trump’s legacy of losses and abject failures. Remember these? Trump Magazine, Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks, Trump Water, Trump Mortgage, Trump Airlines, Trump Travel, Trump “The Game”, Trump Casinos, Trump University, Trump Foundation. And, Donald J. Trump’s most significant failure in progress is the state of the United States Economy.
Now, it’s this last FAIL in the making that’s stuck in America’s craw. Because inquiring minds want to know how Trump, a so-called “businessman” with such limited business acumen, can be taken seriously, that said, one has to wonder what a dollar, let alone let him have control over the nation’s finances? Donald Trump is a man who's gone belly up and bankrupted so many businesses that it would be laughable were he not barking orders to groveling grifters in the Oval Office.
Not to belabor the point, as mentioned in earlier posts, but these are additional facts that cannot be overlooked. And this comes from the lying horse's mouth. Be warned, the following is rather lengthy, but rambling, bullshitting, and gaslighting generally are.
TRUMP’S IDEA OF KEEPING AMERICA IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE
Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order determining that certain tariff rates, which were initially set to expire on July 9, will expire on August 1, 2025. President Trump also sent tariff letters to many countries informing them of their new reciprocal tariff rates, which will take effect on August 1.
President Trump took these actions based on information and recommendations from senior officials, including information on the status of trade negotiations.
Since President Trump modified the tariff rates roughly 90 days ago, dozens of countries have agreed or offered to lower their tariff rates and eliminate non-tariff barriers to move toward a more balanced trade relationship with the United States.
Notwithstanding this significant and historic progress, the U.S. trade deficit remains severe.
While the United States is open to additional trade discussions and deals, President Trump is taking action to establish trade relations going forward.
President Trump sent letters to many countries explaining that, starting August 1, they will be subject to new reciprocal tariff rates designed to make the terms of our bilateral trade relationships more reciprocal over time and to address the national emergency caused by the massive U.S. goods trade deficit.
In some instances, countries will be subject to a revised reciprocal tariff rate that is lower than the rate initially announced on April 2.
For others, the reciprocal tariff rate may be higher than the previous rate.
The President may send more letters in the coming days and weeks. The countries he sent letters to today include:
Japan (25%)
Korea (25%)
South Africa (30%)
Kazakhstan (25%)
Laos (40%)
Malaysia (25%)
Myanmar (40%)
Tunisia (25%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (30%)
Indonesia (32%)
Bangladesh (35%)
Serbia (35%)
Cambodia (36%)
Thailand (36%)
TAKING BACK OUR ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY: Today’s Order, combined with letters sent to trading partners, underscores President Trump’s commitment to take back America’s economic sovereignty by addressing many nonreciprocal trade relationships that threaten our economic and national security.
President Trump is the best trade negotiator in history. His strategy has focused on addressing systemic imbalances in our tariff rates that have tilted the playing field in favor of our trading partners for decades.
Countries that aren’t serious about addressing the tariff and non-tariff trade barriers that impede American exports and harm American workers, farmers, and businesses are facing the consequences.
President Trump welcomes the business of our trading partners on American soil: as these countries are aware, there will be no tariff if they decide to build or manufacture products in our country.
President Trump has committed that the United States will do everything possible to get approvals quickly, professionally, and routinely to bring back manufacturing jobs for Americans.
President Trump is using tariffs as the necessary and powerful tool to put America First after many years of unsustainable trade deficits that threaten our economy and national security.
LIBERATING AMERICA FROM UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES: Since Day One, President Trump challenged the assumption that American workers and businesses must tolerate unfair trade practices that have disadvantaged them for decades and contributed to our historic trade deficit.
On April 2, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent U.S. goods trade deficit caused by a lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationships, unfair tariff and non-tariff barriers, and U.S. trading partners’ economic policies that suppress domestic wages and consumption.
President Trump continues to advance the interests of the American people by calling on trading partners to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers and expanding market access for American exporters.
Today’s announcement, based on reciprocity and fairness, will help usher in a Golden Age for the American People.
Utter madness or Sheer incompetence? You be the judge!
CONCLUSION:
With Trump’s trade tirades promising 90 deals in 90 days while bullying allies to comply or face tariffs "the likes the world has never seen before", and his Big Beautiful Bill, which promises to add trillions to the national debt, decimate the nation's social safety net, and allow the ultra-rich to obliterate the middle class, Donald J. Trump will accomplish what no adversary has ever done to the United States. Drive America into insolvency, isolation, and eventually irrelevance.
If a solution isn’t found sooner rather than later, America’s epitaph will read “The King is dead, Long live China.”
Lee Bines,
Hey, just calling Shit as I See Shit!
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