Friday, April 04, 2025

Demented Old Man Breaks Perfectly Good Economy

US stocks opened sharply lower Friday after China retaliated against the United States for President Donald Trump's tariffs in a tit-for-tat that escalates a global trade war. The Dow fell 1,000 points, or 2.5%, and the broader S&P 500 was 2.6% lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was 3% lower and flirting with bear-market territory " a decline of 20% from its peak in December.

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He's a fucking idiot.

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No, don't lay this all on Trump.

Every single sycophantic turd in Congress who enabled this is to blame.

So is every single kool aid drinking dumbs*&^ voter who voted for him.

#1 | Posted by jpw at 2025-04-04 11:38 AM

It's quieter here recently.

MAGA is finally realizing that brown stuff in their Trump sandwich is sh--.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-04-04 12:53 PM

The Trump economic miracle just needs more time to.

#3 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-04-04 03:13 PM

Meanwhile, where are all the comments that supported tying Social Security to the Stock Market? I don't even hear crickets ...

#4 | Posted by TrueBlue at 2025-04-04 03:19 PM

Effed the economy and spent the entire day on the golf course.
Par for the course.
His enablers already have far more to answer for than they can handle.

#5 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-04-04 03:24 PM

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