I’m not sure how much really is deliberate, though. Trump appears to be beholden to China for some of his business ventures. But Trump is also a total idiot with a child’s understanding of the economy (I won’t say how old that child is). I’m never sure how much is just his attempt to deal with trade issues that he doesn’t understand (e.g. China stealing intellectual property of companies working there) by switching to an issue he thinks he does understand (trade imbalance), even though he’s incapable of dealing with that issue as well (because again: know-nothing idiot). A lot of the Republicans are upset, but like the stock market, they don’t seem to be taking it seriously yet. Other Republicans (e.g. Tea Party morons) are, frankly, no better educated on economic issues than Trump is, and don’t understand what’s happening.
There’s all sorts of cynical, evil shit going on with the Republican party right now, but I hate to ascribe to a conspiracy what can be explained by rank stupidity.
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