Discussion: Trump's Nutso Idea On U.S. Debt Walked Back By His Finance Chair

“In an interview on CNBC Thursday morning, Trump suggested he would cut
down on the U.S.'s debt by paying U.S. creditors less than the full
amount that they are owed.”

There you go Donald,that’s the message our young people need to hear.Boy the GOP sure has a winner. MY,my,my.

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“And I would in advance signal to future investors that they will lose money.
In fact, I guarantee it!”

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“Trump’s idea that the U.S. should flirt with defaulting on its debt.”

Or, as Donald likes to call it, “Bankruptcy Number Five”.

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Trump: I will do it regardless of what my advisor tells me. All I will do is bet against the US and $$. As it collapses, I will become a trillionaire, first of its kind.

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I’m disappointed. I had hoped they would double down on this bet.

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for some reason I read this guy’s name as Munchkin.

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Welcome to the first day of the next six months. This is how it’s going to go, week after week.

  1. Trump says or tweets insane thing that exposes his ignorance and complete unfitness for the presidency.

  2. When, instead of giving him a “oh, he’s just saying crazy shit because he’s Trump, not because he’s an ignorant fool who’s the living embodiment of Dunning-Kruger syndrome” pass, the MSM goes “whoa, that’s really just breathtakingly stupid and crazy,” aide walks crazytalk back.

  3. MSM gives collective sigh of relief and moves on to next story.

  4. Trump comes out and doubles down on crazy statement.

  5. Press ignores it as “old news.”

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This is what a guy who files for bankruptcy repeatedly believes this can be done. LOL I love it that he is just outwardly a dumbfuck, he totally represents Republicans to the nth degree.

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Drumpf’s answer to everything: Chapter 11

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Mr.Trump’s version of making America Great begins with making America grate on the nerves of everyone who has respected and trusted us thus far.

Then we will be the greatest failure the world has ever seen, surpassing the fall of the Roman Empire.

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If there was a " fuckingdangerous " in the dictionary …

you would see Trump’s picture —

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Donald thinks foreigners own most of our debt. Wrong.

Remember that when he talks about defaulting on US debt he’s talking about a debt that is mostly held by US citizens, US business, US States or parts of the government itself, like the Social Security Trust fund.

He’s talking about absolutely destroying Social Security’s ability to pay its obligations.

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More ads, please, making it clear that this fool’s reputation as a successful businessman is undeserved, that he’s a clown, an ignoramus and a loser who’s failed upward, buoyed by a huge inheritance, self-promotion and sheer dumb and I mean dumb luck. It’s a challenge, I get that, but meet the challenge and he’s destroyed.

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Trump likes filing for bankruptcy

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Trump is even more thoughtless and, yes, dumb than we dared imagine.

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I wonder if Trump thinks the “walk back” option will be there if he’s the President. It won’t…but can someone tell me how balancing the budget or lowering the deficit is going to help the economy?

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Everything about P.T. Trump is a DEAL.

More like: the art of the STEAL

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Good God! What does it say about this guy that he supports Trump?

Wasn’t destroying the country once enough for Mnuchin?

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Than we dared to hope!

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