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Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise U.S. prices; won't rule out revenge prosecutions

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Really smart, that punishing Biden over inflation vote.

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I’m the chief law enforcement officer, you do know that. I’m the president.

I want her to do what she wants to do

Does this guy understand the concept of equality under the law?

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No such thing as revenge prosecution.

its just the “rule of law” and “no one is above the law!” Right?

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BlacklabelToday 06:37 am JST

No such thing as revenge prosecution.

There is when you say things like you or the AG can do whatever they want in enforcing the law.

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Can’t you or they?

they certainly did “whatever they wanted” to Trump in “enforcing the law”.

so much that the Supreme Court had to remind them that what they were doing was unconstitutional, remember that?

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He stopped short of a pledge that U.S. an households won't be paying more as they shop.“I can’t guarantee anything. I can’t guarantee tomorrow,” Trump said, seeming to open the door to accepting the reality of how import levies typically work as goods reach the retail market.

Promises made, promises broken.

Just like the health care plan in six weeks, bringing manufacturing back to the US in his first term, creating well-paying jobs and broad based prosperity, taking on Wall Street inequality.

He suggested he would try to use executive action to end “birthright” citizenship under which people born in the U.S. are considered citizens — although such protections are spelled out in the Constitution.

Yes it will be 'How could leopards eat MY face' for a subset of Trump supporters.

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Reciprocity.

Throw the book at them and more.

-11 ( +7 / -18 )

Those with selective amnesia think the first Trump Administration wasn’t too bad … well, they deserve the second Trump Administration.

We the People of the United States of America deserve better.

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BlacklabelToday 06:45 am JST

they certainly did “whatever they wanted” to Trump in “enforcing the law”.

Everything was done by the book with grand juries and prior notice for Trump to avoid search warrants.

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JJEToday 06:51 am JST

Reciprocity.

Throw the book at them and more.

I know that would make you happy after the current administration defeated russia six ways from Sunday.

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Didn't the current administration defeat themselves... Moscow survives yet again.

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John-SanToday 07:12 am JST

Some of those Media personality that push the Russian gate should face some sort of punishment.

Why? Because it hit a little too close to reality for ya?

they also knew what they were promoting was BS.

Mueller's investigation was inconclusive.

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Tariffs will increase prices.

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some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned.

Those who did so illegally should be imprisoned, it is not "revenge".

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Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise U.S. prices

"Can't guarantee" means "Most definitely will"

But again he doesn't care because it doesn't hurt his rich buddies who aren't getting screwed over by taxes. So win-win to make a bigger gap between the rich and the middleclass

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Blacklabel

No such thing as revenge prosecution.

its just the “rule of law” and “no one is above the law!” Right?

Should be. That's how it was under Biden.

But looks like Trump wants to subvert the rule of law.

Can’t you or they?

they certainly did “whatever they wanted” to Trump in “enforcing the law”.

No "they" didn't. There was no political interference in the DOJ.

so much that the Supreme Court had to remind them that what they were doing was unconstitutional, remember that?

Nope.

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I hope all those that voted for Trump because inflation is "too high" (at 2.5%) understand that any increase in inflation is the consequences of their vote.

Elections have consequences.

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I hope all those that voted for Trump because inflation is "too high" (at 2.5%) understand that any increase in inflation is the consequences of their vote.

Elections have consequences

True, I'm willing to bet money he will lie to the people and try to pin the blame on Biden and those fools will believe him

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There is when you say things like you or the AG can do whatever they want in enforcing the 

But you guys were quiet when Garland went after Biden’s political opponents. Not a word.

But again he doesn't care because it doesn't hurt his rich buddies who aren't getting screwed over by taxes.

If libs are so worried about taxes why didn’t they try to cut them? They had 4 years, the same goes for California, they continue to increase taxes, well, the result, people are moving out and leaving tax aggressive states.

So win-win to make a bigger gap between the rich and the middleclass

California, NYC have already done that.

https://www.newsweek.com/population-migration-covid-california-new-york-blue-states-election-1965145

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True, I'm willing to bet money he will lie to the people and try to pin the blame on Biden and those fools will believe him

Well, he wouldn’t lying if he did. No buyers remorse because we all know this is what Trump was going to do, so I’m good with it. Canada is already backing down and China is moaning more, definitely got their attention, so let’s see where this goes with these nations.

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California, NYC have already done that

Okay so what nobody cares, next is the whole US doing that. Everyone American did not get affected by what they do in California, Florida and New York so nobody cares what they already did until its their problem

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the u.s. is the #1 country on the planet for drug abuse.

it’s a demand problem.

1 country for drug deaths by a wide margin. #2 is russia and it has 1/3 the drug deaths per capita.

it’s a demand problem.

americans are the most drugged out people on earth.

facts matter. look it up.

”tariffs are going to make us rich” has never happened, and will never happen, to any nation. only a lunatic would make such a claim.

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So it's OK to complain about prices?

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But looks like Trump wants to subvert the rule of law.

i haven’t heard that he is pardoning his son.

or giving blanket pardons to people why haven’t even been indicted yet

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Promises made, promises broken. 

Hardly

Just like the health care plan in six weeks,

Thank McCain for that.

bringing manufacturing back to the US in his first term, creating well-paying jobs and broad based prosperity, taking on Wall Street inequality. 

This is the result of dealing with a hostile Pelosi Democrat Congress, don’t worry, that won’t be the case this time around.

*Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)

-Signed into law the largest tax reform in decades, which reduced corporate tax rates from 35% to 21% and provided temporary tax cuts for individuals.*

*Supreme Court Justices

-Appointed three Supreme Court justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, cementing a conservative majority.*

*Federal Judges

-Appointed more than 230 federal judges, reshaping the judiciary for decades*

Energy Independence

-Expanded domestic oil and gas production, making the U.S. a net exporter of energy for the first time in decades*

But wait, there’s more…

Yes it will be 'How could leopards eat MY face' for a subset of Trump supporters.

Yeah, I really don’t want to hear libs preaching about the Constitution, just leave that one alone

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Okay so what nobody cares, next is the whole US doing that. Everyone American did not get affected by what they do in California, Florida and New York so nobody cares what they already did until its their problem

You are upset at the wrong person, the people rectified that last month.

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Blacklabel

But looks like Trump wants to subvert the rule of law.

i haven’t heard that he is pardoning his son.

That isn't subverting the rule of law.

or giving blanket pardons to people why haven’t even been indicted yet

Do you think Trump would have any qualms about pardoning anybody whether indicted or not? Trump pardoned some pretty dodgy people last time.

It's the very fact that Trump has said he will have revenge prosecutions that Biden felt the need to protect his son.

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Tariffs will increase prices.

And you do not need to be a genius to know this.

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It's Trump's America for the next 4 years. It will undoubtedly be better than the last 4.

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US elected a billionaire who is appointing other billionaires to fix the system that made them billionaires. Lol

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or giving blanket pardons to people why haven’t even been indicted yet

Trump gave it loads of pardons following his attempted coup in 2021 to prove who hasn't been indicted.

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It doesn't matter if prices go up by a factor of a thousand and if every economic expert on earth says that this was a result of the tariffs. The MAGA people are so conditioned to believe that Trump is omniscient, they'll pay the prices and blame it on something else.

It's going to be the new version of "I could shoot someone on 5th Avenue": "I could cause the cost of your average grocery shopping to explode and get away with it".

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that Biden felt the need to protect his son.

by subverting the rule of law and placing his son, and soon to be many others, above the law.

why did his son need “protecting”- he was convicted of crimes in our justice system wasn’t he?

trump campaigned on everything he is doing. Biden lied and campaigned on not doing things that he has since done.

the people decided at the ballot box, muh democracy isn’t it?

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It doesn't matter if prices go up by a factor of a thousand and if every economic expert on earth says that this was a result of the tariffs.

Many experts say the threat of tariffs can be great negotiating tool.

The MAGA people are so conditioned to believe that Trump is omniscient,

Translation, the left is angry that people are tuning them out.

they'll pay the prices and blame it on something else. 

Translation: we should have thought of that instead of taking it from the backside of our adversaries each time.

It's going to be the new version of "I could shoot someone on 5th Avenue": "I could cause the cost of your average grocery shopping to explode and get away with it".

Calm down, it won’t be as bad as the left think and one thing that will be great is that less money will go overseas, so that in itself is a huge win for all Americans.

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don’t confuse idiocracy with democracy.

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Like a spoiled child with a temper tantrum. He's going to pursue and punish everybody that had anything to do with investigating his attempted coup of the government. He should have been banned from ever running for office again.

And now he's back. Kind of wondering if he'll try to put Don Jr. on the throne after 4 years and establish a kingdom. Maybe change the name of the country. Trumpamerica! He'd love that, wouldn't he?

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won't rule out revenge prosecutions

.

Revenge you get when you punish some one who wronged you.

.

Not when you harm others for punishing you when you did the wrongs.

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Many experts say the threat of tariffs can be great negotiating tool.

Well, one set of experts will be proved right, and one will be proved wrong. Which is which, is yet to be seen.

Translation, the left is angry that people are tuning them out.

Nope, it means what I wrote: MAGA see Trump as omniscient and will never accept that anything bad that may happen is his fault. There's nothing else to read into it. It's straight up cult behaviour, and by trying to "translate" it, you just demonstrated a perfect example of said behaviour.

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It's Trump's America for the next 4 years. It will undoubtedly be better than the last 4.

Only if you're rich, old and American

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Like a spoiled child with a temper tantrum. He's going to pursue and punish everybody that had anything to do with investigating his attempted coup of the government.

He should, I would as well. There was absolutely no reason for Garland to do that raid, he was never forthcoming and he never gave the reason or justification for it.

He should have been banned from ever running for office again. 

So defy the Constitution? Do liberals want to go down that road again? You would think they learned something from Harry Reid, but nope.

And now he's back.

Like Johnny! Yes, I’m happy

Kind of wondering if he'll try to put Don Jr. on the throne after 4 years and establish a kingdom.

No, throne, Hillary didn’t win, but it depends, if he decides to run, let’s see if he gets some traction, or maybe Barron might get into politics, seems like this is not the last time we hear the name Trump. Oh, and there’s Vance as well.

Maybe change the name of the country. Trumpamerica! He'd love that, wouldn't he?

Not a bad idea actually.

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onedragonToday 08:51 am JST

It's Trump's America for the next 4 years. It will undoubtedly be better than the last 4.

Because you wish it to be so that Failed Businessman will make profits rise high?

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bass4funkToday 09:15 am JST

Like a spoiled child with a temper tantrum. He's going to pursue and punish everybody that had anything to do with investigating his attempted coup of the government.

He should, I would as well. There was absolutely no reason for Garland to do that raid, he was never forthcoming and he never gave the reason or justification for it.

The justification was the multiple requests to turn over everything that were brazenly ignored.

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Nope, it means what I wrote: MAGA see Trump as omniscient and will never accept that anything bad that may happen is his fault.

Is that what you think?

There's nothing else to read into it.

Because you say so???

It's straight up cult behaviour, and by trying to "translate" it, you just demonstrated a perfect example of said behaviour.

No, I just translated the typical delusional rant from the left screaming doom and gloom when nothing of the sort happened and the fact that the Dems lost everything and voted in by millions of people that have had it with the progressive status quo is a reminder that people are intelligent enough to see who is the real problem in their lives and they made it abundantly clear last month.

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The justification was the multiple requests to turn over everything that were brazenly ignored.

And then you try again, you negotiate your way of obtaining the documents from then the former President, you don’t authorize a raid, there was absolutely no justification for it! They would have never done this to Obama, never, ever. Also, what was the reason for going through Melania’s underwear, Garland and Wray never gave an explanation for that. Anyway, these people will be out, Wray needs to dust off his resume and go wherever, who cares and Garland can go back and mourn why he couldn’t get on the Supreme Court.

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Blacklabel

that Biden felt the need to protect his son.

by subverting the rule of law and placing his son, and soon to be many others, above the law.

Nope. Perfectly legal. No subversion.

why did his son need “protecting”- he was convicted of crimes in our justice system wasn’t he?

Sure. The protection is for trumped up charges of things that he didn't do.

trump campaigned on everything he is doing.

Sure. That's why many are nervous. Because they don't trust Trump. In his last term, Trump used the DOJ for his own purposes. Biden did not.

Biden lied and campaigned on not doing things that he has since done.

Biden didn't campaign.

the people decided at the ballot box, muh democracy isn’t it?

Sure. And they deserve everything they get. The people who didn't vote for him don't deserve retribution that subverts the law.

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Nope, it means what I wrote: MAGA see Trump as omniscient and will never accept that anything bad that may happen is his fault.

Is that what you think?

That's another cult trick, BTW, the "neutraliser". "Is that what you think?". It tries (and usually fails, other than with the very young and / or very gullible) to distract the recipient from the fact that you didn't deny the premise ("MAGA think Trump is omniscient") and instead try to shift the dialogue back without answering.

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The protection is for trumped up charges of things that he didn't do

he was found guilty of federal gun and tax charges in court. “The justice system” and “the law” convicted him. His Daddy then subverted that law and placed his son above the law right before sentencing.

Decade long protection for crimes that were and may have been committed is against the rule of law.

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Americans have short memories of what happened after they elected Trump in 2016. They will be reaping the whirlwind soon enough.

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And then you try again, you negotiate your way of obtaining the documents from then the former President, you don’t authorize a raid, there was absolutely no justification for it! They would have never done this to Obama, never, ever.

Obama meticulously follows government protocol and legal precedent because he knows that as a POC he has to be twice as careful as a European American when dealing with law enforcement. He knew that from the start of his admin which is why the howling Tea Party GQP could get nothing on him and he had probably the most scandal free presidency in recent history.

MAGA: Look what they did to Trumpy!

Who has a history of playing fast and loose with tax laws, documents, labor law, fiduciary responsibility, due diligence etc etc.

The MAGA cult of misplaced white grievance knows no bounds.

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Revenge prosecutions are for weak minded, petty, people. It changes a country from rule of law for all, to different rules for connected people. That can't be allowed.

Tariffs will raise prices because some goods will become more scarce. That's sorta the point. Anyone heard of the Boston Tea Party? Tariffs on essentials will be a problem. Tariffs on cheap junk and luxury items - fine. Tariffs on goods made by countries trying to harm the US and allies, as long as all the allies jump into the same level of tariffs, great.

I'm unhappy that Biden protected his son. He was guilty and was violation tax codes even after he was caught. Sorta like Trump always claims the IRS is out to get him for "inventive" tax preparations. Trump is still guilty of many crimes, but his delay tactics will probably keep him from paying what he owes since he will be in perfect health, then magically die the next day. Yet another thing Trump and his doctors a lying about.

I'm concerned about having a habitual liar in office.

I'm concerned about having a habitual law breaker in office.

I'm concerned about having a convicted felon in office.

I'm concerned about having a climate denier in office.

I'm concerned about having a bad Christian in office. There's probably only 1, of the Ten Commandments that Trump hasn't clearly broken, and I have concerns about that 1 too.

I'm very concerned that Trump will continue to use his position to only help he friends and to harm everyone else.

in 2024, our stock investments were up over 25%, some over 35%. I can put up with a bunch of stupidity if that continues. BTW, Trump didn't cause that to happen. It was typical election year stock gains.

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Trump's new socialist tax.

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Nice to have a POTUS who can communicate well and directly with both US voters and the world for a change.

His reform agenda is broad-based:

1) Ending the EXPENSIVE and dangerous forever wars

2) Deregulation and downsizing Deep State bureaucrats which SCOTUS ruling Chevon etc. makes possible

3) Securing the border & deportations

4) Lower taxes & incentives to rebuild US/re-shoring

5) Re-energizing private sector growth

6) Going after crime and criminal cartels

7) Building an Iron Dome of the US

8) Tariffs for free and FAIR trade

9) Cutting Federal Agencies, sending it back to states

10) Reducing US partisanship via SUCCESS!

Americans are fed up with Biden Admin. not prioritizing US citizens, that's about to change, no more globalist agenda that harms the US and its citizens.

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That's another cult trick,

No trick, just facts libs refuse to acknowledge.

BTW, the "neutraliser". "Is that what you think?". It tries (and usually fails, other than with the very young and / or very gullible) to distract the recipient from the fact that you didn't deny the premise ("MAGA think Trump is omniscient") and instead try to shift the dialogue back without answering.

Uhhh, I didn’t shift anything, you can’t deny history no matter how hard the left tries to. Fact.

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Forgot to mention massive increase in US based energy production, which will bring down prices for everything and thus reduce inflation both in the US and abroad.

Trump 2.0, he's ready and committed to help world turn the page on historical global destabilization the Biden Admin and their globalists unleased upon the world.

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I'm concerned about

the people who voted him into office are not concerned though.

It was typical election year stock gains.

suuuuure it was. What’s it looking like specifically since Trump won?

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Blacklabel

The protection is for trumped up charges of things that he didn't do

he was found guilty of federal gun and tax charges in court. “The justice system” and “the law” convicted him. His Daddy then subverted that law and placed his son above the law right before sentencing.

Nope. He pardoned his son. Perfectly legal. As president, he has that right.

Decade long protection for crimes that were and may have been committed is against the rule of law.

Yup. And this is for the bogus charges that Trump may want to use the DOJ to do against his enemies.

Again, not against the rule of law. Look it up.

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Obama meticulously follows government protocol and legal precedent

Wait, what??? No, you didn’t just say that, right??

Fast and Furious…BP oil spill…yeah, please don’t go there…

because he knows that as a POC he has to be twice as careful as a European American when dealing with law enforcement.

What in God’s name are you ranting about?

He knew that from the start of his admin which is why the howling Tea Party GQP could get nothing on him and he had probably the most scandal free presidency in recent history. 

They did, we got Trump, MAGA an end to the establishment Republican Party and we now have the presidency, the house and senate.

MAGA: Look what they did to Trumpy! 

Yes

Who has a history of playing fast and loose with tax laws, documents, labor law, fiduciary responsibility, due diligence etc etc. 

Now contrast that with Joe Biden and having documents in his corvette in the open all over the place and having them as a VP and senator. The left tried so, so hard to justify that and it failed miserably.

The MAGA cult of misplaced white grievance knows no bounds.

Speaking of race, it’s amazing how mostly minorities got Trump over the finish line, when Barrack Hussein Obama was running it was racist whites that got him over the top. Life is so strange

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the bogus charges

how do you pardon “bogus charges”?

don’t you pardon actual crimes?

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Can anyone remember Biden EVERY doing such an interview while POTUS?

Press shielded Biden, as result US public lost serious confidence in both the press and Democratic party.

US voters want an actual executive as POTUS, not a puppet run by unelected insiders with THEIR agenda, too risky, why this talk of nuclear war/WW III = New Norm

-9 ( +3 / -12 )

Trump sounded very impressive, clear grasp in all areas, even better is he's staffing his Admin with proven winners, not life-long politicians, rather people with track records of success outside Govt. = Valuable Skillsets!

Anyone think Elon Musk is not successful?!?!

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Reform agenda of Trump is MUCH needed. Any organization needs to re-structure and re-organize, healthy process, including Govt. Most Democracies face same issue, creeping scope of inefficient corrupt Govt.

US Govt. has been growing non-stop for too many decades = Deep State of Unelected Officials running Agencies, creating and enforcing their own laws = Unconstitutional, SCOTUS, Chevron ruling.

Trump's mandate backed by SCOTUS for Govt. Reform!

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Reprising a line from his Sept. 10 debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump again said he had “concepts” of a plan to substitute for the 2010 Affordable Care Act, which he called “lousy health care.”

Trump had four years of concepts of a plan during his first admin and one of the greatest health care crises in US history.

In a couple of years when costs are still rising with his agenda and and inequality and resentment are rising and we see more of what happened in Manhattan last week I wonder if all he will offer will still be concepts of plans and tariffs and billionaire tax cuts.

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Anyone heard of the Boston Tea Party? Tariffs on essentials will be a problem. Tariffs on cheap junk and luxury items - fine.

overwhelming number of people don’t understand the boston tea party. even the idiot tea party people now.

john hancock was one of the richest men in america from smuggling untaxed goods, particularly tea. lower quality tea, but untaxed by the crown.

the crown lowered the tax on tea so the higher quality tea was the same price as the smuggled tea. it was an existential threat to hancock. he hired thugs to board and throw the tea off.

so it was lower taxes and a smuggler, not a revolt against higher taxes.

i still think trump will back out of tariffs on canada and mexico, now that fox news (his only source of information) is finally telling the truth about the effects of tariffs.

he left himself the out by tying it to illegal immigration.

he can’t admit that he’s an economic moron with 5 bankruptcie on every business he ever started not connected to his daddy. he’ll say that they’ve agreed to stop immigration and fentanyl traffic and call it a win,

no one on earth with an iq above room temperature (f) would say tariffs will not raise prices, unless they’re lying.

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Trump had four years of concepts of a plan during his first admin and one of the greatest health care crises in US history.

So why did McCain tank his healthcare bill and why wouldn’t the Democrats go on board with it? Talk to them.

In a couple of years when costs are still rising with his agenda and and inequality and resentment

Justifiably so.

are rising and we see more of what happened in Manhattan last week I wonder if all he will offer will still be concepts of plans and tariffs and billionaire tax cuts.

So how will poor people get jobs? From other poor people? Huh?

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US has so many problems right now, including record cost of living crisis, high interest rates and historically high Govt. deficit spending. Trump's going to re-energize US growth and reduce US Govt. as a % of GDP.

Everything on the table, from healthcare to trade to taxes, idea is GROW economy, keep Govt. spending in check, downsize and send back to states when possible. Increasing domestic energy & cutting regulations will be DEFLATIONARY, thus lower now crushing interest rates!

Trump's plan is CLEAR, nice for a change, as nobody knows Biden's "PLAN", why about 75% in Nov 5th exit polls found the country heading in the WRONG direction.

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If it’s really “fear of bogus charges” do we expect blanket pardons going back decades for tens of thousands more people not just hunter?

all Bidens, all Democrat politicians, all woke celebrities, all biased judges, all jury or committee members, all cabinet members, most military leaders, most media members and all of their families are “at risk”, right? lol

but oddly, Hunter was first (and only) one so far.

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It's a good idea to going after the people who pursued these past nine years of lawfare against Trump.

Democracy cannot survive if Govt. is weaponized in such a manner and unelected Govt. officials decide to align themselves with a political party = corruption.

Trump is saving Democracy and in fact on this election issue he scored HIGHER than Kamala Harris. The voters know the Democrats pursued lawfare, it need to be fixed, starts with punishment and deterrence.

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overwhelming number of people don’t understand the boston tea party. even the idiot tea party people now.

I think it’s the left that didn’t understand the history of the Tea party.

so it was lower taxes and a smuggler, not a revolt against higher taxes.

Taxes were the issue right? Now added taxes were wanted by a country that the new world didn’t even know or a king they never met. So you’re making the Tea party’s point.

i still think trump will back out of tariffs on canada and mexico,

Not if they don’t, he absolutely won’t. Trudeau knows that, that’s why he went to Marilago the other day. Mexico will soon follow.

now that fox news (his only source of information)

No, he has way, way more.

is finally telling the truth about the effects of tariffs.

And others as well that are telling him to go for it, depends on who we are talking about.

he left himself the out by tying it to illegal immigration.

Which is true to a degree.

he can’t admit that he’s an economic moron with 5 bankruptcie on every business he ever started not connected to his daddy. he’ll say that they’ve agreed to stop immigration and fentanyl traffic and call it a win,

Trump and Holman will stop at nothing to get this problem under control and they will succeed and why? Because they both got support from all sectors of law enforcement, all of them. Something the current administration never had.

no one on earth with an iq above room temperature (f) would say tariffs will not raise prices, unless they’re lying.

Ahh, but there are enough people and economists that think tariffs are a great negotiating tool. I hope he aggressively uses it.

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Blacklabel

If it’s really “fear of bogus charges” do we expect blanket pardons going back decades for tens of thousands more people not just hunter?

Probably just Trump's enemies.

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HopeSpringsEternal

Trump sounded very impressive,

He didn't sound impressive to me.

clear grasp in all areas,

He doesn't even know how tariffs work. At least he now knows it will increase prices.

even better is he's staffing his Admin with proven winners, not life-long politicians, rather people with track records of success outside Govt. = Valuable Skillsets!

Mostly toadies and suck ups.

Anyone think Elon Musk is not successful?!?!

Not in the Social Media space, he's not. Mind you, neither is Trump successful in Social Media.

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Trump's mission is success, that's what the US and the world needs. That means peace and prosperity and a private sector led economy that cutting edge innovation.

US voters made it clear, approx. 75% felt country going in the WRONG direction, hence DJT victory.

US voters also want less crime and secure borders and LEGAL immigrants ready to contribute on day 1!

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He didn't sound impressive to me.

That’s ok

He doesn't even know how tariffs work. At least he now knows it will increase prices.

Yeah, the left continue to say this. Lol

Mostly toadies and suck ups.

No, the Dems are just mad they ran one of the worst campaign's and lost badly.

Not in the Social Media space, he's not. Mind you, neither is Trump successful in Social Media.

He is the richest man on the planet, social media in that sense doesn’t count especially when you can now buy it.

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Certainly, US business confidence and markets are UP. Best indictors regarding Trump, and his favorability that's increased substantially since 5 Nov, some polls as high as 60%.

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Turns out most voters like Common Sense platform Trump ran on, secure borders, ending wars, deportation of illegals, low crime, increased energy production and lower inflation, etc.

Who wanted more of same under Biden? Turns out only demographics were top 1% income vs. 2020 and very old 70+ white ladies! Everyone else broke for Trump!

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Biden's leaving office a disgrace with historically LOW approval rating, Trump exact opposite, entering with a historically HIGH approval rating.

Facts = these tricky little things!

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HopeSpringsEternal

Biden's leaving office a disgrace with historically LOW approval rating, Trump exact opposite, entering with a historically HIGH approval rating.

Historically high for Trump, but still net unfavorable. Interesting that his net favorability is less Than Kamala Harris...

I expect it to go down from here.

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Probably just Trump's enemies.

which to hear the left tell it is basically 10s of thousands of them.

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HopeSpringsEternal

Turns out most voters like Common Sense platform Trump ran on, secure borders, ending wars, deportation of illegals, low crime, increased energy production and lower inflation, etc.

Trouble is, his policies won't bring those things. When people work it out, they aren't going to be happy.

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There's current polling that shows Trump favorability at 59%. Moving forward, depends upon performance but it's worth noting his approval rating dropped after the 2016 win as Pres. elect.

Normal for a new Pres. elect to get an approval bump, like now, 2016 an aberration, as people know and like him far more now, especially after assassination attempts and clear failures of Biden Admin. = 75% Bad Direction of US per voter exiting polling

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Trouble is, his policies won't bring those things. When people work it out, they aren't going to be happy.

Well, people could have voted for Kamala if they believed that, most Blacks and Latinos didn’t, that’s why they passed on Kamala.

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Loudmouth crybaby Kinzinger seems to think Trump won’t do what the left claims he will

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/5029337-adam-kinzinger-donald-trump/

so no “protections” are necessary as Trump won’t be abusing his power like Biden did.

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Sounds like Trump basically said f the Constitution and US law. Whole bunch of people are going to have to wake up and do their duty to shut this guy down.

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his policies won't bring those things. 

his policies brought all those things last time.

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MAGA is real, American people are ready for a true Fiduciary executive who will put THEIR interests first, not the special interests and globalist insiders!

-8 ( +2 / -10 )

US Consumer and Business Confidence is moving UP rapidly since Trump's win on Nov 5th, = GOOD NEWS!!

-7 ( +2 / -9 )

DJT is already the Defacto POTUS, Biden's too busy with his pardons while Trump meets world leaders in Paris!

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HopeSpringsEternalToday 12:30 pm JST

DJT is already the Defacto POTUS, Biden's too busy with his pardons while Trump meets world leaders in Paris!

Who do you think is managing the situation in Syria right now? It's not the guy with the toilet tweets.

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HopeSpringsEternal

MAGA is real, American people are ready for a true Fiduciary executive who will put THEIR interests first, not the special interests and globalist insiders!

Love is blind! LOL

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Blacklabel

his policies won't bring those things. 

his policies brought all those things last time.

Record job loss, economic decline, and record national debt. I don't think so...

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