Trump's scam is failing him.
* Trump publicly says recession talk is a conspiracy
* But privately, Trump fears economy could hurt his reelection
* To top it all off, Trump laughably claims his tax cut is making ordinary US consumers "rich"
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
* Trump publicly says recession talk is a conspiracy
* But privately, Trump fears economy could hurt his reelection
* To top it all off, Trump laughably claims his tax cut is making ordinary US consumers "rich"
New piece:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
It's not sufficiently appreciated that *both* sides of Trump's economic agenda -- the nationalist trade policies *and* the plutocratic tax cut -- are failing and unpopular.
With an assist from @Neil_Irwin:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
With an assist from @Neil_Irwin:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@Neil_Irwin I don't understand why we keep ascribing magical political powers to Trump, every time he rolls out some crazy new conspiracy theory.
The better explanation is that he senses he's on the verge of losing control and is panicking about it:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
The better explanation is that he senses he's on the verge of losing control and is panicking about it:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@Neil_Irwin I don't get why Dems aren't jumping on this new Trump quote.
Farmers are reeling from Trump's trade war. A recession threatens.
And his response is that everything is just fine, because his massive corporate tax cut is making ordinary consumers "rich":
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
Farmers are reeling from Trump's trade war. A recession threatens.
And his response is that everything is just fine, because his massive corporate tax cut is making ordinary consumers "rich":
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
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