Another bad week for Trump

[Dukasaur]

[betiko]

on monday, a new bad week for trump will start. American people aren't even halfway through his presidency.
#sad

[Dukasaur]

My favourite quote about Trump this week. Writing about the NAFTA talks:

Some analyses of Trump’s extravagant threats to slap tariffs on Canadian-made cars and otherwise bring about the “ruination” of Canada’s economy assume he’s fundamentally like other leaders: bluffing, play-acting, posturing for the public in the expectation that the other side will do the same for theirs, after which they can get down to business. Because that’s what other leaders do — leaders who broadly believe in trade, and are not crazy.

But Trump, to the extent he believes in anything, really believes in protectionism. Because he knows so little about the economy, or anything, really, and even more because he rejects on principle the advice of anyone who does know anything about anything, he cannot be expected not to do the crazy thing he threatens to do. This isn’t hardball so much as Calvinball: a game where one player constantly makes up new rules as he goes along.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/andrew-coyne-everyone-is-lying-and-other-points-to-bear-in-mind-as-nafta-negotiations-drag-on

[thegreekdog]

I read one of the anecdotes from Woodward's book (in an article) that Trump went and talked to a bunch of soldiers and then came back and said the generals were stupid and dressed them down for 30 minutes. I also read that he is desirous of pulling troops out of places all over the world. These are things that are quite anti-establishment that I found fascinating.

[Symmetry]

Trump's smartest move may well be that he forced his staff to sign NDA's. Smart here is a relative term, as it's clearly biting him in the ass.