Give Trump some more time. I think there's still a few more countries left he can slap tariffs on. What's Liechtenstein sell us?
These are the biggest U.S. trade partners. "Nothing" comes in at #3. China – $636 billion. Canada – $582.4 billion. Mexico – $557 billion. Japan – $204.2 billion. Germany – $171.2 billion. South Korea – $119.4 billion. United Kingdom – $109.4 billion. France – $82.5 billion.
He could go full bore and slap in on Brussels, home of the FU (I mean EU), which would cover all of Western Europe. Das boot will surely sink.
Well, you can bet your ass Wall Street is gonna send Trump a message tomorrow. Hell that might be the plan anyway. Send the economy into a tailspin so Chairman Powell does 2 cuts this year and Trump looks like a hero when the markets soar in 2020 on the backs of cheap money and more share buybacks. Maga!
No Bro. He’s attempting to f*ck up to such an extent that he can write his resignation deal wrt avoiding federal charges.
Sitting Presidents Are Above The Law https://elitetrader.com/et/threads/sitting-presidents-are-above-the-law.332323/#post-4855345
So was Nixon. He’s only running again to avoid time in federal prison. He needs an exit strategy knowing that state and federal charges are coming in Jan 2021.