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@#2 ... This past weekend Bessent went on TV to tell Americans to lower their withholding taken out of their wages and if they do that, it is a "pay raise". I am sure there will be people that listen to that nonsense. ...
Like Dir Hassett telling people that consumers needing to use their credit cards for necessties, increasing the amount of consumer credit card debt, is A Good Thing because how robust the economy is.
Trump official boasts that Americans' credit card spending is through the roof.' That's far from a good thing (May 6, 2026)
www.independent.co.uk
... A senior Trump official has boasted that Americans' credit card spending is "through the roof" as millions across the country grapple with soaring costs of living including high gas prices, a slow job market and inflation.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett made the stunning remark to Fox News Wednesday in response to an initial question about the jobs outlook for the rest of the year.
After stating that the jobs market is going to be "very, very strong," Hassett, the president's top economic advisor, continued: "In fact, I had the head of one of the big five banks in my office yesterday going through the credit card data.
"And just as Secretary [Scott] Bessent said, credit card spending is through the roof. They're spending more on gasoline, but they're spending more on everything else, too."
The backlash to Hassett's remarks was immediate. "Working class Americans are maxing out their credit cards to pay for groceries and gas," Democratic Representative and House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, posted on X. "The Trump Cartel thinks this is something to celebrate. Shameful." ...
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Lavrov warns Rubio of planned strikes on Kyiv's 'decision-making centers,' urges US embassy evacuation as EU vows to stay
kyivindependent.com
... Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call on May 25 that Moscow would begin strikes on Ukrainian "decision-making centers" and urged Washington to evacuate the embassy, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry readout.
The call came after Russia's Foreign Ministry earlier announced plans for a new wave of mass long-range strikes on Kyiv, including attacks targeting military facilities and what Moscow described as "decision-making centers." ...
@#21 ... when illegal Aline's get bussed in by the thousands. ...
If that is actually occurring ( and I doubt it), why might those ~thousands~ of illegal aliens be comig into the US?
Maybe the focus should be more upon the wealthy executives and the companies who hire them?
But Pres Trump seems to be more focused upon the symptom than the root problem.
An excerpt from the Border Patrol Union webpage that was deleted during fmr Pres Trump's first term:
web.archive.org
Walls and fences are temporary solutions that focus on the symptom (illegal immigration) rather than the problem (employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens).
Walls and fences are only a speed bump. People who want to come to the United States to obtain employment will continue to go over, under, and around the walls and fences that are constructed.
Walls and fences will undoubtedly result in an increase in fraudulent documents and smuggling through the Ports of Entry.
Walls and fences do not solve the issue of people entering the country legally and staying beyond the date they are required to leave the country, a problem which will undoubtedly increase as more walls and fences are constructed.
... A MAGA super fan who helped boost Donald Trump's runs for office now says he needs to be booted from the White House before he tips the country into total ruin. ...
What is so new in Pres Trump's behavior and statements that this "super-fan" did not see it previously?
Or is this just yet another example of the idiocy of some who have been sucked into the Cult of Trump?