Remember,....Trump was a poor businessman and crooked in business with vulnerable suppliers and tradespeople taking hits, I was told by some vulnerable tradespeople years ago, even before I learned anything about him. "The Art Of The Deal" should have been entitled, "THE ART OF THE HEEL". a truer Biography!
I have abused myself by thinking Trump is just stupid, but (with apologies to cognizant problem sufferers), this guy is just INSANE! Does he have....."Advisors"???? or is he just wantonly singularly inane and insane?
Nah. Wall Street is, by its very nature, driven by greed and/or the anticipated ability to turn a profit. The market was responding not to the possibility of a war - a war can actually be quite lucrative for many businesses and investors. But a conflict that potentially pits the US against the European Economic Community nations and possibly the majority of NATO members? Bad, potentially very bad for business.
I blame all this devastation on the hateful and/or ignorant American voter who trotted off to the voting booth and chose trump, wasting their precious franchise that resulted in our potential demise as a democratic republic , imperfect but always reminding us of its possibility.
How is it that many of us were well aware Project 2025 was trump’s plan…
Many voters were simply intent on “owning the libs,” and if they even bothered to read Project 2025, they either did not comprehend its dire provisions or were blissfully unaware that it would exert a direct impact on their daily lives.
A bitter, tragic lesson for them and the rest of us as well.
Let's face it, he's a disgrace and embarrassment to our country. No diplomacy, no brains, no self control and no class. We've known it for years and foreign nations and their leaders have known it, also. But now they are finally standing up to him as we saw by their speeches yesterday. I hope they remain firm and hold their ground with him. We are powerless, and I am hoping the rest of the world will step up and help us.
He destroys everything he touches, and wants boundless praise for doing it. And we all know what happens when he doesn't get it! Great analogy, David, of 'the bully on the school playground'! Certifiable, he surely is.
He's destroying the economy and foreign relations among countless other things. When will we be rid of him? We need the EMT's to come with a tranquilizer dart to shoot into him, and a straight jacket to cart him away. Then leave him in that padded cell untill hell comes for him.
Well stated David, as always. This vile felonious grifter is a legend in his own mind. Which by the way, is slowly going south. Perhaps not really that slowly. He has lost whatever marbles he might have had.
One can only hope, but finding adults in this crowd ain’t easy. Just saw Trump say the tariffs scheduled for Feb 1 are withdrawn because “we have the concept of a deal.”
Brillant analysis of how volatility becomes the product rather than policy. The markets pricing Trump as a hazard reminds me of the VIX during soverein debt crises, except this time the risk premium is embedded in domestic leadership. When allies start hedging against American predictability, that's not just market psychology, it's a geopolitical cliff forming in real time.
Remember,....Trump was a poor businessman and crooked in business with vulnerable suppliers and tradespeople taking hits, I was told by some vulnerable tradespeople years ago, even before I learned anything about him. "The Art Of The Deal" should have been entitled, "THE ART OF THE HEEL". a truer Biography!
I have abused myself by thinking Trump is just stupid, but (with apologies to cognizant problem sufferers), this guy is just INSANE! Does he have....."Advisors"???? or is he just wantonly singularly inane and insane?
Comparing Trump to Hitler is unfair. Hitler was smart and predictable.
Perhaps, but Hitler was more devious than smart, but predictably evil in any case! The side by side comparisons are scary....
No, just a sick person. Shitler is next.💣⚰️🪦
Problem is, as of 3 pm today, the market had regained 750 points, no doubt because Trump supposedly took an invasion of Greenland off the table.
Donaldology 101: When the market dips significantly due to his blather, TACO.
Do you think the markets might bake in the hope that the adults in the room will ultimately step in at some point?
Nah. Wall Street is, by its very nature, driven by greed and/or the anticipated ability to turn a profit. The market was responding not to the possibility of a war - a war can actually be quite lucrative for many businesses and investors. But a conflict that potentially pits the US against the European Economic Community nations and possibly the majority of NATO members? Bad, potentially very bad for business.
I blame all this devastation on the hateful and/or ignorant American voter who trotted off to the voting booth and chose trump, wasting their precious franchise that resulted in our potential demise as a democratic republic , imperfect but always reminding us of its possibility.
How is it that many of us were well aware Project 2025 was trump’s plan…
Many voters were simply intent on “owning the libs,” and if they even bothered to read Project 2025, they either did not comprehend its dire provisions or were blissfully unaware that it would exert a direct impact on their daily lives.
A bitter, tragic lesson for them and the rest of us as well.
Let's face it, he's a disgrace and embarrassment to our country. No diplomacy, no brains, no self control and no class. We've known it for years and foreign nations and their leaders have known it, also. But now they are finally standing up to him as we saw by their speeches yesterday. I hope they remain firm and hold their ground with him. We are powerless, and I am hoping the rest of the world will step up and help us.
He destroys everything he touches, and wants boundless praise for doing it. And we all know what happens when he doesn't get it! Great analogy, David, of 'the bully on the school playground'! Certifiable, he surely is.
He's destroying the economy and foreign relations among countless other things. When will we be rid of him? We need the EMT's to come with a tranquilizer dart to shoot into him, and a straight jacket to cart him away. Then leave him in that padded cell untill hell comes for him.
Don’t believe a habitual liar who makes things up as he’s goes along.
He’s a narcissistic sociopath who thinks he’s better than everyone else.
A five time draft dodger leading the Army. Then, there’s Hegseth the loser with the Nazi tattoo on his body. Then, Steve Miller a devout Nazi.
No wonder our allies are worried.
As are we.
Dementia Don
Unlikely that Diaper Don actually won the election. The truth will eventually out.
Well stated David, as always. This vile felonious grifter is a legend in his own mind. Which by the way, is slowly going south. Perhaps not really that slowly. He has lost whatever marbles he might have had.
This made me laugh! I love 'the legend in his own mind' line and 'perhaps not really that slowly'.
Well put, true but funny!!!
Everything Trump touches turns to shit.
He’s like the raffish carnival huckster :
“Step right up, knock over the milk bottles, and win the stuffed animal!”
Only we never get the stuffed animal,
Only his shit!
One can only hope, but finding adults in this crowd ain’t easy. Just saw Trump say the tariffs scheduled for Feb 1 are withdrawn because “we have the concept of a deal.”
He loves 'having a concept' doesn't he? Too bad he doesn't ever have an actual plan!
I wonder who was able to benefit from the market dip he created. It would be interesting to know.
Brillant analysis of how volatility becomes the product rather than policy. The markets pricing Trump as a hazard reminds me of the VIX during soverein debt crises, except this time the risk premium is embedded in domestic leadership. When allies start hedging against American predictability, that's not just market psychology, it's a geopolitical cliff forming in real time.