51% of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump's job performance and 43% approve, a net approval of -8. Trump's net job approval is down 14 points since the first Economist / YouGov Poll after he took office this year, when 49% of Americans approved of him and 43% disapproved read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an avid supporter of the Trump administration's trade policies, not only bought stocks last week as others dumped them in a panic " she scooped up some of the biggest losers. read more
In related news, Elon Musk declared DOGE cuts "saving" only $150 billion to be some sort of major victory.
$150 billion is a pittance compared to the $2 trillion he once promised to cut.
DOGE has fired thousands of federal employees, "many of them veterans," in a cruel and haphazard way that will make it harder for Americans to get their Social Security benefits. The illegal firings will also negatively impact the accuracy of weather reporting, medical research, and disease mitigation. Worse, thousands of children in developing nations will die, after Musk helped lead the effort to cut foreign aid and gut the U.S. Agency for International Development.
And experts say that the DOGE-related cuts at the Internal Revenue Service will actually explode the national debt even more, as there will be fewer staff working to find wealthy tax cheats.
"Musk DOGE savings promises: $2 trillion -> $1 trillion -> $150 billion," Jessica Riedl, an economist at the conservative Manhattan Institute, wrote in a post on X. "Final spending savings will likely come in well below $150 billion, and the lost tax revenue from IRS layoffs will likely push DOGE into worsening budget deficits. This was never about fixing the budget."
#9 | Posted by boaz
The rest of the world can say "meh" and create their own spheres of trade with each other, you bobolyne
Trump's too unpredictable for domestic and foreign markets. He'll babble one stupid thing today and take it back tomorrow. No one can trust him.
Mark my words: Trump will go down as one of the most reviled public figures in American history.