5 pointsby ivell6 hours ago3 comments

JojoFatsani4 hours ago
Guy is crashing out. See what happens at the midterms if you can’t buy a Toyota or a Samsung.
DivingForGold4 hours ago
He is threatening to "bring down the house", economic blackmail.
- allears4 hours ago
  And this will pressure the Fed how? If the economy grinds to a halt, nobody's going to blame them.
  - jleyank3 hours ago
    Blackmailing oneself is an interesting development. Does saying "yes" or "no" hurt more? Isn't think one of the jokes in Blazing Saddles?
AnimalMuppet5 hours ago
Can anyone steelman this for me? What is the rationale for halting trade with trade partners as a reasonable response to the Fed not cutting rates?
To my (perhaps cynical) mind, it looks almost like using trade (or maybe even the whole economy) as a hostage to pressure the Fed.
Can anyone make this make sense?
- dekhn4 hours ago
  No, nobody can steelman this for you, it's clear that trump is just playing his usual game of trying to manipulate people with bombastic statements.