American Lyin'
President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up information in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S. ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States runs a trade deficit with its neighbor to the north without knowing whether that was the case. [snip]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative says the United States has a trade surplus with Canada.Very Stable Genius, cleanup on aisle PA-18:
While in St. Louis, he [Trump] told donors, "The young man last night that ran, he said 'oh, I'm like Trump. Second amendment, everything. I love the tax cuts, everything.'"
"He ran on that basis," Trump further claimed. "I said is he a Republican? He sounds like a Republican to me." [snip]
Conor Lamb campaigned:— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) March 14, 2018
1. For universal health care
2. Against Trump’s tax cut
3. For expanded background checks
4. For stronger unions
5. Against cuts to Social Security
6. For a woman’s right to choose
7. For medical marijuana
“Conservative Democrat.” Ok. Cool.
He Only Plays An Economist On TV
It was the eve of the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression. Many on Wall Street worried that a recession loomed and that the housing bubble was bursting.
And then there was Larry Kudlow, the man President Trump just tapped to be his top economic adviser. [snip]
“There’s no recession coming. The pessimistas were wrong. It’s not going to happen,” wrote Kudlow. “ . . . The Bush boom is alive and well. It’s finishing up its sixth consecutive year with more to come. Yes, it’s still the greatest story never told.”
If that was the greatest story, this should be a close runner-up: Trump has just put the country’s economic fate in the hands of the man who has arguably been more publicly and consistently wrong about the economy than any person alive.
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Vanessa will be getting divorced, reports Page Six.Run, Vanessa, run fast and far and don't look back!
