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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTreasury Secretary says "90 Day Pause" was Trump's strategy from the beginning.
Yes, of course, village idiot who thinks foreign countries pay the tariffs used the “Jedi Mind Trick” on the rest of the world.

Joe Cool
(1,071 posts)These people aren't even good liars.
surfered
(6,300 posts)Henry203
(515 posts)insider trading dream.
yardwork
(66,311 posts)It's almost unbelievable. The president of the United States deliberately tanks and gooses the market so that he and his cronies can make millions.
Meanwhile, the ordinary people who elected the crook lose everything - their jobs, their savings, their health care.
Johonny
(23,404 posts)Shit, what is our economic policy today, tomorrow, a week from now. Businesses cannot survive on policy of the moment. They need to be able to actually plan ahead. This is disaster economic policy.
struggle4progress
(122,818 posts)struggle4progress
(122,818 posts)Ocelot II
(124,320 posts)But if it really was planned, it was a plan for insider trading on an unprecedented scale. If it wasn't planned and was actually just another example of Dear Leader caving when pushed back, it was a colossal fiasco. Either way it was an epic goat-fuck.
Chasstev365
(5,363 posts)I meant to do that!
Torchlight
(4,548 posts)Just like he means to trail toilet paper from his backside waistband as he leaves the bathroom. It's a style choice.
S/V Loner
(9,313 posts)intent to manipulate the market.
Now the FTC can move on him... LOL
Botany
(73,898 posts)1). I don’t believe him.
B). If true than this is a confession of criminal market manipulation. Now who sold the market short
and then came in earlier than Krasnov’s announcement of his 90 day suspension on his tariffs?
GoodRaisin
(10,117 posts)He lies about everything.
He has effectively hijacked the stock market. He can manipulate it with a tweet anytime he wants to.