President Trump Thread (Part 2)

Cujo said:
It's not just about fentanyl. It's also about getting reciprocal trade agreements. We've been getting the shit end of the stick for way too long.
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Not according to the WH website

www.whitehouse.gov

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Proceeds with Tariffs on Imports from Canada and Mexico

SAFEGUARDING THE NATION: President Donald J. Trump is proceeding with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic
www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov


There might be ancillary reasons but that is not the official reason given.
 
Foobio said:
Not according to the WH website

www.whitehouse.gov

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Proceeds with Tariffs on Imports from Canada and Mexico

SAFEGUARDING THE NATION: President Donald J. Trump is proceeding with implementing tariffs on Canada and Mexico under the International Emergency Economic
www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov


There might be ancillary reasons but that is not the official reason given.
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Yeah, doesn't make a whole lot of sense considering the disparity between Canada and Mexico. I would think that it would have more to with economic reasons.


Edit: It does mention in the link you provided that Mexican cartels are setting up more superlabs in rural Western Canada.
 
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Cotton said:


:lol

Cry harder.
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One side has all this energy and the other is sitting on the side like the fat chick at prom that didn't have a date.
 
Irving Cowboy said:
flip.it

Trump Exaggerates on U.S. and European Aid to Ukraine, Loans - FactCheck.org

As President Donald Trump has sought to secure rights to Ukraine's minerals as compensation for U.S. aid to fight the Russian invasion, he has repeatedly overstated the amount of aid provided by the U.S. compared with Europe and exaggerated the extent to which European assistance – unlike U.S...
flip.it flip.it
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I don't think anyone disagreed that he exaggerated. He does it all the time.
 
While I'm concerned that the Supreme Court stopped Trump from demolishing USAID, I don't see how given their ruling on that issue that they'll allow him to unilaterally end the Dept of Education.

That has to go to Congress.

Even if he tries to starve it out, the next President can just beef it up again.
 
Cujo said:
I don't think anyone disagreed that he exaggerated. He does it all the time.
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I don't agree or disagree - I simply don't care what the exact number is because it distracts from the actual point that we've given them over $100 billion dollars of taxpayer money and we shouldn't be doing that.

The truth is that I doubt we actually know exactly how much we've sent over there at this point.

But even the lowest estimate we're told is way too much.

THAT'S the point.

If you're quibbling over the exact amount it's simply an attempt at attacking Trump rather than discussing the actual issue of whether we should be massively funding a war in Ukraine that doesn't advance American interests and yet detracts from our ability to do something useful with our public money like pay down the debt.

Whether the exact dollar amount Trump cites is precisely correct or not is an intensely myopic criticism that should be given zero credence whatsoever.
 
Smitty said:
While I'm concerned that the Supreme Court stopped Trump from demolishing USAID, I don't see how given their ruling on that issue that they'll allow him to unilaterally end the Dept of Education.

That has to go to Congress.

Even if he tries to starve it out, the next President can just beef it up again.
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Didn’t they rule that USAID had to honor contracts that were already completed?

I thought I read that. Meaning it can be ended, but only after it pays out what it already owes?
 
Genghis Khan said:
I don't agree or disagree - I simply don't care what the exact number is because it distracts from the actual point that we've given them over $100 billion dollars of taxpayer money and we shouldn't be doing that.

The truth is that I doubt we actually know exactly how much we've sent over there at this point.

But even the lowest estimate we're told is way too much.

THAT'S the point.

If you're quibbling over the exact amount it's simply an attempt at attacking Trump rather than discussing the actual issue of whether we should be massively funding a war in Ukraine that doesn't advance American interests and yet detracts from our ability to do something useful with our public money like pay down the debt.

Whether the exact dollar amount Trump cites is precisely correct or not is an intensely myopic criticism that should be given zero credence whatsoever.
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It’s not that it’s not the EXACT amount

$120B or around there is bad enough.
So why does he feel the need to lie and make it triple the amount?
 
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