The Fake News Washington Post, Amazon’s “chief lobbyist,” has another (of many) phony headlines, “Trump Defiant As China Adds Trade Penalties.” WRONG! Should read, “Trump Defiant as U.S. Adds Trade Penalties, Will End Barriers And Massive I.P. Theft.” Typically bad reporting!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 5, 2018
STATEMENT FROM TRUMP: instructed ustr to consider another $100 billion in tariffs. pic.twitter.com/5k6WAsW4I7
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) April 5, 2018
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Wrong again, Donald!
Two points: If China reacts in size/kind it would have to impose tariffs on all US exports to China (and more). And to add $100bn in tariffs US would probably have to start hitting consumer goods it avoided in first round. https://t.co/uFtWL98m6D
— Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) April 5, 2018
Ten Trump red states will all be hit with soybean tariffs. @hughhewitt just said this is "terrible economics and worse politics." @TheRickWilson
— Jack Jarvis (@jxjarvix) April 4, 2018
Add a new woe to Republicans’ efforts to hold House majority: The price in China of U.S. sweet cherries, raw almonds and frozen pig forelegs. How the emerging trade war is shaking up politics. https://t.co/HyD1otRKVq
— michaelscherer (@michaelscherer) April 4, 2018
Trump voter and Iowa hog farmer Tim Schmidt tells me Chinese tariffs will cost him $35k/year. 3,700 jobs at risk in his county alone. If tariffs don’t change, says his vote at risk.
— Erin Burnett (@ErinBurnett) April 3, 2018
If it weren’t for all our 401(k)s and other retirement accounts, I’d be just as happy to watch Steve “Pig Muck” King trying to explain to his pork- and soybean-raising voters that those wiley ChiComs just have more experience at this whole international trade stuff than the Party of Smoot-Hawley Mk. II…