Donald Trump is declaring victory in his trade war with China. Of course he is. He always claims victory, even — in fact, especially —Continue Reading
Trump is losing his trade war and what’s worse is that he’s clueless about the reason for the losing. The prevailing truth is that stupidityContinue Reading
Remember about a month and a half ago when Donald Trump claimed China had called his top negotiators and a trade deal was on itsContinue Reading
This is what happens when you make a septic spleen president of the United States. Donald Trump was reportedly so enraged at China after the countryContinue Reading
Trump has been counting on four things to get him re-elected: The economy Winning the trade war he started with China Building the wall heContinue Reading
At a G7 breakfast meeting, Donald Trump appeared to show a moment of reflection and introspection with regard to his trade policy. Wait, that can’t beContinue Reading
Donald Trump likes to pretend that the American steel industry is one of the few domestic industries that hasn’t been vigorously wedgied by his tariff regime. Continue Reading
You can tell when Donald Trump is upset about something — his lies and non sequiturs become far more feral, frequent, and surreal. Meanwhile, we allContinue Reading
How did this wee-brained little man ever graduate from high school, much less Wharton? Betraying his profound ignorance of how the global economy works, TrumpContinue Reading
So if your administration’s policies had screwed one of your boss’s key constituencies sideways, do you think you might hold off on insulting them toContinue Reading
As the trade war limps along exactly as you’d expect a policy launched by a failed casino owner would, real people are taking it onContinue Reading
Donald Trump said today that he believes China may seek to delay trade negotiations until after the 2020 election in the hope that the country couldContinue Reading
Trucking and shipping are the lifeblood of our economy, just as lard and cheap Christmas fudge are the lifeblood of Donald J. Trump. When anyContinue Reading
Well, that’s karma — or whatever the Christian equivalent of karma is. Eternal perdition? Because that’s what they’ve given us … So now this is happening:Continue Reading
Winning Michigan is vital to Donald Trump’s hopes in 2020. In fact, the Midwest as a whole is key to his reelection strategy. So it’sContinue Reading
Like almost every Republican who doesn’t look and act like a golem made of stale circus peanuts, primal shame, and nougat, Lindsey Graham was onceContinue Reading
Trump’s decision to slap new tariffs on Mexico until Mexico stops airdropping Mexicans onto American strawberry fields and dairy farms will have serious unintended consequences, accordingContinue Reading
I wouldn’t be so sure about farm country coming out in droves for Donald J. Trump in 2020. Many farmers wanted Trump to get toughContinue Reading
Donald Trump is fond of saying we lose billions of dollars to China each year because of our trade deficit with the country — aContinue Reading
Donald Trump, write this 100 times on your left moob: China does not pay our tariffs. China does not pay our tariffs. China does notContinue Reading
