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points by tencentshill 2 days ago | 0 comments

Trump is/was the very agent of uncertainty himself. Destroyed years of corporate plans and preparations every waking hour with random tariff announcements. Literally a one-man recession.

[–] jiggawatts 2 days ago

I’m surprised his tariffs didn’t have a bigger impact, I fully expected them to crater the US economy.

[–] mandeepj 2 days ago

The economy toppled the regime; At least, what Red leaders are saying. You are missing out.

https://x.com/JeffFlake/status/2118355575356727470

https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2118125881067487633

[–] SoftTalker 2 days ago

Always does. They forgot the organizing principle of Bill Clinton's campaign: It's the economy, stupid!

A lot of people liked Trump's brash and swaggering personality but not to the point that they stopped caring about their pocketbook.

[–] jpadkins 2 days ago

is it possible you were mislead?

[–] selectodude 2 days ago

The American consumer might be the most resilient thing on the planet. Blows my mind but there you have it.

[–] UltraSane 2 days ago

They were basically just a national sales tax.

[–] sagarm 2 days ago

Nope, because it was also a tax on inputs. Worse, supply chains that crossed the border multiple times would be taxed multiple times. The chaos also made it impossible to plan.

[–] SoftTalker 2 days ago

Trump was certainly an outlier, but the observation holds.

Trump (come January anyway) is a lame duck now, especially with a blue Congress. He won't get anything substantial through Congress and everyone's attention will will rapidly shift to who is running in 2028. Nobody on the R side will be seeking or hoping for his endorsement; his leverage over them has been neutralized; they will be working on new messaging to get their traditional voters back. That campaign started on Wednesday.

[–] grey-area 2 days ago

Sure, he's also a self-centred fool who hates being ignored and thinks he can run again in 2028. I expect him to bomb Iran in the next few days, and congress/senate to be too slow/weak to stop him.

[–] SoftTalker 2 days ago

I don't think so. I would not be a bit surprised if impeachment proceedings were started on January 3 (though I think it not to be the best use of their time, they certainly aren't going to listen to me).

[–] Itoldmyselfso 2 days ago

He's already been impeached twice, with very little coming out of it. Many republicans would have to truly abandon him for any drastic consequences to happen.

[–] grey-area 2 days ago

I fervently hope you're right.

[–] humanlion87 2 days ago

He has been pushing a lot of his agenda via executive orders. I doubt Congress is going to stop him since he can veto whatever he wants.

[–] Terr_ 2 days ago

> Trump (come January anyway) is a lame duck now

I'm concerned that this might rest too heavily on the presumption of regularity and legality.

There's a lot of (additional) illegal stuff Trump could do if 33 out of ~44 Republican senators are willing to pretend it's not "enough" to remove him from office.

[–] ted_bunny 2 days ago

People always forget the Erdoǧan Principle. Democracy is a train. You take it to where you want to go, and then you step off.

[–] sagarm 2 days ago

This is cope. Trump is still very popular among Republican primary voters. An anti-Trump candidate faces an uphill battle with the base of the party.

[–] asdff 2 days ago

He’s great if you are in his circle due to the prolific insider trading opportunities. Might be the most lucrative presidency ever for some people in this country.