President Trump: Making America Great Again...

[UVACoug]

So after retweeting this:

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he does this:

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Just a typical Wednesday.

Israeli Jews think Trump is the "second coming of God"? What do they think the "first coming" was?

[creekster]

Israeli Jews think Trump is the "second coming of God"? What do they think the "first coming" was?

Judaism, christianity, whatever. Don't worry about it, he's on a roll!

[falafel]

This has been a pretty extreme week for the president, even by Trump standards.

"The President had a tantrum at NATO ally Denmark only because it wouldn't sell him Greenland, doubled down on an anti-Semitic trope, basked in the praise of a right-wing conspiracy theorist, helped advance Russian foreign policy, joked he'd like to award himself a Medal of Honor, endorsed a comparison of him to a King and deified himself as a 'chosen one.'"

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/22/polit...icy/index.html

I'd like some video of this tantrum.

[BlueK]

I'd like some video of this tantrum.

he's having another one on twitter this morning. Most likely he'll jack up the tariffs even more. Hello recession.

He's completely irrational and unhinged now. I don't know how that wouldn't be pretty clear to some people. Was he just joking or was he completely off his rocker when he talked about being the "chosen one" after that internet nutjob compared him to Jesus Christ?

[Northwestcoug]

I'm beginning to think Trump is unfit for office.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Tweeting "My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, [Fed Chairman] Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?" is another ow in his public utterances. I can understand having disagreements with the independent Fed, but Trump's constant demonization of fellow Americans is reprehensible and tiresome. But it's kind of funny that a business school moron ("Dumbest student I ever had") thinks he's smarter on monetary policy than the Fed brain trust.

[Northwestcoug]

Tweeting "My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, [Fed Chairman] Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?" is another ow in his public utterances. I can understand having disagreements with the independent Fed, but Trump's constant demonization of fellow Americans is reprehensible and tiresome. But it's kind of funny that a business school moron ("Dumbest student I ever had") thinks he's smarter on monetary policy than the Fed brain trust.

I've complained about this many times. But the one thing that makes him most unfit for the presidency is his unabashed demagoguery. I'm sure there's some here (UT?) who can dredge up quotes from Obama and others criticizing groups of Americans. But Trump is in a completely different orbit. Democrats, Muslims, immigrants, anyone who doesn't tow his line. He cares nothing for public decency. He doesn't even pretend to strive for unity.

Lump of sand for me in 2020. It would at least make a more symbolic plea for unity than Trump.

[Flystripper]

He wants to use up all the efficacy of the most important tool The Fed has to combat recession before a real recession even hits. The Fed has to keep some dry powder so they can cut rates when the shit eventually hits the fan due to the trade war.

It really isn’t hard to understand.


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[Eddie]

Tweeting "My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, [Fed Chairman] Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?" is another ow in his public utterances. I can understand having disagreements with the independent Fed, but Trump's constant demonization of fellow Americans is reprehensible and tiresome. But it's kind of funny that a business school moron ("Dumbest student I ever had") thinks he's smarter on monetary policy than the Fed brain trust.

I agree with you to a point. But also see this as more of the same, frankly, when it comes to US politics. Part of me thinks Trump has just taken what he's seen work and pushed the boundaries further. But silly hyperbole is nothing new - it's just new for someone in the oval office to take it that far.

It's done by both sides - no one has the high ground here.

Trump's recent material is what we're talking about - no need to look for more, it's clear.

But I'm not sure that's far different than comparing detaining immigrants to concentration camps or Biden telling Black Americans that Mitt Romney wants to put them all back in chains.

Granted - the worst offenses tend to be used during for campaigning for election - but it sure seems like campaigning is now a 24/7/365 activity any more.

[wapiti]

He wants to use up all the efficacy of the most important tool The Fed has to combat recession before a real recession even hits. The Fed has to keep some dry powder so they can cut rates when the shit eventually hits the fan due to the trade war.

It really isn’t hard to understand.


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This logic is a little confusing. If we know a recession is coming, why wouldn't you cut rates now to stop it from coming?

[Sullyute]

President Trump: Making America Great Again...

But it's kind of funny that a business school moron ("Dumbest student I ever had") thinks he's smarter on monetary policy than the Fed brain trust.

I think it was you that posted the video montage of Trump saying, “...nobody knows it better than me, it’s called...[looks at notes for proper pronunciation] devaluation!” That is still one of my favorite clips. I laugh out loud every time I think of it.

[Pelado]

he's having another one on twitter this morning. Most likely he'll jack up the tariffs even more. Hello recession.

He's completely irrational and unhinged now. I don't know how that wouldn't be pretty clear to some people. Was he just joking or was he completely off his rocker when he talked about being the "chosen one" after that internet nutjob compared him to Jesus Christ?

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[BigFatMeanie]

This logic is a little confusing. If we know a recession is coming, why wouldn't you cut rates now to stop it from coming?

Because recession is inevitable. Economies are naturally cyclical and it's not realistic to think that the last decade of growth can continue indefinitely. Basically, it's not possible to stop the recession from coming, only to soften its impact when it happens.

[Moliere]

Because recession is inevitable. Economies are naturally cyclical and it's not realistic to think that the last decade of growth can continue indefinitely. Basically, it's not possible to stop the recession from coming, only to soften its impact when it happens.

That, and the fact that no one knows for sure if one will come or when it will happen. The Fed tends to be a bit reactive instead of proactive, which has mostly worked.

[wapiti]

That, and the fact that no one knows for sure if one will come or when it will happen. The Fed tends to be a bit reactive instead of proactive, which has mostly worked.

The main cause of the coming recession is the trade war. Wouldn't it make sense to cut interest rates now to offset the negative economic impact of the trade war?