Originally published at: One Year Later, Some of Trump’s Trade Deals Are Real. Others, Not So Much. - TPM – Talking Points Memo
During a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, President Donald Trump touted growing “investment” into the U.S. since he took office. “There’s never been anything like it from the standpoint of investment into our country,” Trump told reporters and members of his administration. “It’s five to six times higher than anybody has ever seen,…
“It remains to be seen whether Trump’s stick approach to foreign economic relations will send real dollars flowing to U.S. companies and workers — or whether it’s just one more way for Trump to enrich himself, his family and companies allied with the president.”
I can’t explain it, but I’ve got this weird feeling that it’s just one more way for Trump to enrich himself, his family and companies allied with the president.
This is good reporting that confirms that Shitler’s deal-making is his usual mix of big headlines and empty results, sort of like the sizzle from a Trump steak.
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PFFT… The TRUMP EFFECT… take reasonably healthy country and turn it into an Oligarchy that enriches the few and fucks the many.
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The through line is theft, always theft.
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