In our latest 15-minute journey across Trump-Land, I joined talkRADIO’s John Nicolson on Saturday to talk about Donald Trump’s trade war with China, about his $1.17 billion loss between 1985 and 1994, and about a Democratic Presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, who has skillfully put down Trump’s insults.
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We begin with Trump’s latest proclamation of his love for “BIG TARIFFS” as he tries to intimidate the China into a trade deal — and takes the risk of economic damage to American manufacturers, farmers, and consumers.
If it’s a case of batten down the hatches, it’s easier for the Chinese to centralize their trade, investment, production, and currency than it is for the Americans with a decentralized economy covering 350 million people.
The gamble of Trump and his advisors is that, while some Americans will suffer, they’ll win in the election with the message, “We’re tough, we’re America First”.
From there, we go to Trump’s “Art of the Deal” in which he lost $117 billion between 1985 and 1994, explaining the significance as the Trump camp block any release of more recent returns and financial statements.
It’s a combination of his ego and dodgy political activity. Because he wants the Presidency for another four years, we’re heading to a Constitutional crisis.
Then we take a look at “Mayor Pete” — the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who has gathered enough attention to his candidacy to trigger Trump’s tactic of belittling opponents. But this time Trump’s insult, comparing Buttigieg to Mad Magazine’s Alfred E. Neumann, backfired. So did a right-wing smear that Buttigieg, who is gay, had sexually assaulted a man.
