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babylonsister

(172,572 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:51 AM May 2025

Huh?

Does this make sense to anyone? Bueller??

https://politicalwire.com/2025/05/08/exchange-of-the-day-345/


Exchange of the Day
May 8, 2025 at 12:26 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard


President Trump took questions in the Oval Office:

REPORTER: The ports here in the U.S., the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dock workers and truck drivers are worried about their jobs.

TRUMP: That means we lose less money… when you say it slowed down, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.

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RockRaven

(18,688 posts)
1. The Convicted Felon's understanding of trade is zero-sum. Someone wins, the other loses.
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:53 AM
May 2025

He views importing something as losing, because he only has eyes for the money.

Walleye

(43,807 posts)
6. He certainly doesn't understand how the everyday American lives
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:55 AM
May 2025

Nor does Elon. They never will.

Walleye

(43,807 posts)
3. I just saw Joe Biden on the View. I can't take this shit from Trump anymore. It's nonsense.
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:54 AM
May 2025

What a kind, civilized, thoughtful man Joe is. I’m not even sure Trump is a man.

Ocelot II

(129,019 posts)
5. Trump economics. It's very simple:
Thu May 8, 2025, 11:54 AM
May 2025

If you don't buy any products you aren't paying out any money so you're actually making money. The fact that you don't have the products you need or want doesn't matter because you still have the money. Having to pay anybody for anything means you're getting ripped off, which is why Trump is infamous for not paying his bills.

malaise

(292,692 posts)
13. Does he know this
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:13 PM
May 2025

the ethnic composition of truck drivers in the United States is predominantly white (70.9%), followed by Black or African American (16.1%), Hispanic or Latino (10.1%), and Asian (2.9%).

There are over 135,072 dock workers currently employed in the United States.
7.1% of all dock workers are women, while 92.9% are men.
The average dock worker age is 39 years old.
The most common ethnicity of dock workers is White (57.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (18.2%), Black or African American (13.2%) and Asian (5.1%).
In 2022, women earned 96% of what men earned.

markodochartaigh

(5,015 posts)
9. And the workers get a vacation!
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:00 PM
May 2025

Trump's absolute lack of empathy, intelligence, and business acumen, and his personal history of extreme privilege mirror so many terrible bosses.

Xavier Breath

(6,470 posts)
12. Yep, they'll get to spend more time at home with the spouse and kids, strengthening those familial ties.
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:13 PM
May 2025

The party of family values strikes again.

Nanjeanne

(6,506 posts)
10. Easy. Like when I don't pay my mortgage or
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:02 PM
May 2025

any other bills, don’t buy food or spend any money on entertainment or clothes or anything else — I save thousands of dollars every month. It’s fantastic how much I can save!

mcar

(45,661 posts)
11. It's akin to him saying during Covid
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:05 PM
May 2025

that if fewer people were tested, there'd be fewer cases.

Baitball Blogger

(51,696 posts)
14. He's looking at it through a payroll lens?
Thu May 8, 2025, 12:27 PM
May 2025

This is probably why he bankrupted so many companies. And surely, never thought of the workers who relied on wages to feed their families.

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