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Under Trump Doctrine, no slight goes unanswered

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By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER

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with one on one bilateral trade agreements.

Nothing wrong with that - but now that the US has shown that it cannot be trusted to keep an agreement any longer than the current president (meaning we have to consider that may only be two years), the effort it takes to make trade agreements can be better focused on making agreements with other countries - whether they be bilateral or multilateral.

Who is stealing from who? Study fifty years of trade history for the answers.

I have. Obviously you haven’t. So can you please spell out your argument, as saying ‘just research 50 years of histoey’ Isn’t actually forming an argument of any sorts. In fact it sounds like something someone with no clue about what happened in the past 50 years might say to deflect away from their own lack of knowledge of that 50 years.

I and millions of Americans support Trump with his efforts for free trade, and fair trade between countries.

So you and millions of Americans hold the position that trade should be both fair and unfair at the same time? please tell us what a fair trade agreement looks like to you.

Will someone please explain, with credible answers, as to how Trump is stealing?

I’ve explained it multiple times. The success of a trade agreement is the economic benefit that the trade agreement brings. The country with the highest economy has received the most benefit. That means the rest of us have been on the losing side of the trade agreements. We’ve been tolerant until now because even though the US has been winning, it’s been economically beneficial to us. But now that the US not only cannot be trusted to keep its agreements anymore, Trump is trying to squeeze more out of us. That is unacceptable.

Now you asked for an explanation, if you don’t understand any of it, let us know.

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Who is stealing from who? Study fifty years of trade history for the answers.

Yes, I and millions of Americans support Trump with his efforts for free trade, and fair trade between countries.

Will someone please explain, with credible answers, as to how Trump is stealing?

Ray Payne, American Citizen.

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Yes, make free and fair trade agreements great again, with one on one bilateral trade agreements.

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Such bitter hatred for our president and the majority of our American citizens is uncalled for

Somewhere around 1/6 of the American population voted for Trump. Or as Trump would call it, 'A yuuuuuuge majority unlike any we've seen since my inauguration'.

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Pertaining to trade, and I have experienced much in seeking fair trade

You say that, but then you support Trump - these two things are at odds with each other. So do you support fair trade, or do you support Trump in his efforts to make trade even more unfair than it has been?

one will notice, that I do not hide my name, nor my nationality.

Good for you. No one cares.

I do strongly believe in trade that is fair for all countries.

And again, this is at odds with what Trump is pushing for. So which is it, do you support Trump's attempts to steal even more from the rest of the world, or do you support trade that is fair for all countries? These two things cannot exist simultaneously.

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With an annual American 800 billion dollar trade deficit, who is stealing from who?

What does a trade deficit have to do with anything? You aren't silly enough to believe the lie you're being told, that a trade deficit is how you judge the success/failure of a trade agreement, are you? Any economist will tell you how silly that idea is. Didn't you bother to fact check yourself?

No, as I've explained to you multiple times, which you ignore every time because it shows you to be wrong, the success or failure of a trade agreement is evaluated by economic benefit to the country. The US has the top economy in the world, which shows it to have been the top benefactor of its trade agreements.

And as I've explained to you multiple times before, the elite and the brainpower of your country are the ones who are getting all that money. It's the work horse of America, and the other countries of the world, who are getting screwed by America's elites.

We are at a trade war with America, and we cannot afford to let them steal from us any longer. Make Trade Agreements Great Again.

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Pertaining to trade, and I have experienced much in seeking fair trade, one will notice, that I do not hide my name, nor my nationality. I do strongly believe in trade that is fair for all countries.

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Also you may call our president an incompetent moron

A member of his own inner circle called him an effing moron.

That’s why the ‘moron’ tag became so popular.

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"The result is a trade war - the world against America, and we cannot afford to let America steal from us anymore."

With an annual American 800 billion dollar trade deficit, who is stealing from who?

You may call Americans fools, under our democracy you have the right to do so. Also you may call our president an incompetent moron. Such bitter hatred for our president and the majority of our American citizens is uncalled for, yet again it is your privilege to do so.

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Why constantly attacking Trump and America, isn't there some other game for entertainment that one can play.

What, do you not read the news? You do realize Trump is attacking all countries everywhere. Trudeau, May, Merkel - America's allies.

No one was attacking America until you fools elected him to represent you. Ultimately the attacks on America are the fault of people like you who voted for an incompetent moron to be your representative.

The result is a trade war - the world against America, and we cannot afford to let America steal from us anymore.

Dump the Trump.

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Why constantly attacking Trump and America, isn't there some other game for entertainment that one can play.

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Here is a truth for you: his approval ratings are TANKING big time. Far more Americans DISAPPROVE of him (and his administration) than approve.

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"These actions are the actions of a coward, hence the name we have for trump."

Millions of Americans will disagree with the insults. Donald Trump is the bravest president we have had since Ronald Reagan.

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These actions are the actions of a coward, hence the name we have for trump.

We call trump the COWARD COMMANDER. A coward commander leads from the rear, blames everything and everyone else for his incompetency.

A coward commander is a nasty person, and trump is as nasty as you can get.

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Amazon Tribe? I write reality, what do others write, comic book stories?

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... much to the admiration of millions of Americans.

It’s like when they showed television to that remote Amazon tribe.

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Trump has accomplished much on behalf of America and will continue to do so, much to the admiration of millions of Americans.

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The farcical Donald J. Trump (DJT), head of disinformation, fake news and misinformation is a disgrace and a world embarrasment.

DJT is the main threat to U.S. national security and world order.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., tweeted that Trump has a "dangerous habit" of attacking world leaders online. She said his "obsession with looking tough on Twitter is weakening our standing on the world stage and seriously jeopardizing our national security."

He's the ultimate keyboard warrior. Too weak to actually say anything bad to anyone's face, but oh his he fierce on Twitter. Fierce I say!

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No-one can accuse President Trump of being boring.

May you live in interesting times, as they say.

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