President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter who asked how much economic pain he would be willing to tolerate as his tariffs wreck the stock market.The president returned Sunday evening to Washington, D.C., as U.S. stock futures plunged, indicating more market turmoil ahead, following two days go...

Summary

Trump snapped at a reporter who asked how much economic pain he was willing to inflict amid plunging markets triggered by his new tariffs.

Speaking after a weekend at his Florida resort, Trump dismissed speculation he was trying to crash the market, claiming tariffs would bring in “$1 trillion” and spur U.S. manufacturing.

When asked about a pain threshold for Americans, he called the question “so stupid,” arguing economic “medicine” was necessary to reverse decades of “stupid leadership.”

He insisted the strategy would make the U.S. “solid and strong again.”

  • g0nz0li0@lemmy.world
    57·
    14 days ago

    Great points.

    One thing about Trump: I do believe that underneath it all, he does want to make America a great nation. He’s just ignorant of how to do that or what it would even look like when achieved.

    I don’t think he does. I think he wants to make it a better place for him, and he doesn’t get any further than that as a concept.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
      28·
      14 days ago

      Being a narcissist, I don’t think he differentiates between making it great and making it great for him.

      • entwine413@lemm.ee
        16·
        14 days ago

        He does, because he sees the world as a zero sum game. For him to prosper, others have to suffer.