Trump and his allies hint at economic pain ahead for Americans. This WASN’T in the brochure! (Blame Deplorables for any upcoming bad economy.)

There were two types of Trump voters this time around: the ones who were ten levels of stupid in thinking he'd fix the economy, and the others who once again voted for him because they wanted to normalize their own prejudices. :)
 
At this point I don't even care that he is not thrown in prison, this Russian asset just needs to be gone from the WH along with his incompetent and arrogant crew. He can go live in Russia if he loves it so much.

The majority of Americans want him impeached and removed...this crap is self-inflicted could have all been avoided had they turned out and voted blue. It's the 'fraidy cat Rethuglicans in Congress holding the country back, they could easily remove him. It's not a hard decision.
 
While top officials have framed any economic disruption as short term and necessary for long-term prosperity, the comments go against Trump's campaign rhetoric.

President Donald Trump and his allies have begun suggesting that some economic pain could be ahead for Americans, as the administration carries out plans to slap tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming into the U.S. and fire thousands of federal workers across the country.

Trump warned Americans in his speech to Congress this week to expect a “little disturbance” from his plan to impose sweeping tariffs on billions of dollars in goods. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there will be a “detox period” as the economy shifts away from government spending. And Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that prices on some items would be going up as a result of tariffs — though he said overall inflation would not increase.


While Trump and top administration officials have framed any economic pain from their policies as short-term hits that are necessary to improve the economy in the long run, their comments go against the optimistic, fast-fix rhetoric Trump deployed on the campaign trail. Trump said in August that on his first day in office he would “end inflation and make America affordable again,” and he denied that tariffs would raise prices for consumers.

The more tempered comments from Trump and his Cabinet come amid mixed signs for the economy. The U.S. added fewer jobs than economists had expected in February, as cuts by the federal government offset some of the hiring gains by private employers. The unemployment rate climbed slightly to 4.1% from 4.0% the month before. Stocks across the major indexes were on track to end the week lower.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/rcna195323

When Trump was running for office, he said that things would get better as soon as he was inaugurated. The only people who believe Trump's lies are so poorly educated and stupid that they cannot be reasoned with.
 
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Empty shelves, for-lease signs and job layoffs point to recession by summer


https://www.marketwatch.com/story/e...layoffs-point-to-recession-by-summer-697ff68b
the duration of the downturn will linger as well. no agreements to trade, no ships in or outbound, longshoremen idled, truckers and delivery folks laid off... shelves going to be sparse for a while. if you are a local producer AND you have labor to harvest, you might be sitting pretty. Local artisans with a good supply of material may do ok - think cottage industry for clothing, crafts.

what will wind up on the shelves is going to be expensive. how do you spell inflation? t r u m p
 
Trump changes his tune on the economy

President Trump is changing his tune on the economy, suggesting Americans should buy less and will probably pay more and bear the brunt of an uncertain economic landscape as his wide-ranging tariff policy takes effect.

Trump and his economic team have for weeks said the tariffs would result in only short-term pain and that the tumult in the stock market would eventually level out.

But the White House’s messaging has evolved from Trump on the campaign trail promising to lower prices and make America “wealthy” again to Trump suggesting the U.S. needs a cultural shift on consumer spending while accepting that his tariff plan will raise prices.
 
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