Trump---the Art of the ....screw up

 I have a confession to make.  Karoline Leavitt owns me (ie owns the libs).  The verbal diarrhea that spews from her mouth is so voluminous and noxious I find myself crying, screaming and shaking in disbelief all at once.

And when she, and the rest of the cabinet all talk about DJT as the greatest dealmaker of all time, all I can say is NO.  No fucking way.

Why?  Well to be a good deal maker you need

1. a plan or goal

2.  people to believe your word

3.  some level of expertise

What Trump doesn't have is a goal for his tariffs.  And for sure no one believes him.  He changes his actual tariff policies multiple times a day.  He screws up the rates he is charging (China 125% or 145% who the heck knows---the Trump administration for sure doesn't).  There will be no pause or there will be a 30 day pause or there will be a 90 day pause and there will be no exceptions or there will be exceptions for electronics wait no there won't be exceptions for electronics.  The only thing efficient about any of this is they are not bothering to publish it in the Federal Register saving us taxpayers money (and of course not making any of these tariff announcements legally binding but then again who cares if they are legal).

Some bottom line of stuff to know:

1.  Prior to Trump Tariff Tantrum (TTT) our average tariff rate was 2.5% that we paid on average on imported goods (when we were getting raped a pillaged by everyone including penguins).  Now even after the 90 day pause on the liberation day tariffs the average rate on imported goods is 25%.  

2.  The world used to trust us to be a pretty honest country for both security guarantees and economics/business. Why?  Well we fought and bled for Europe in WW2 and then airlifted food, material and spent money on ensuring European freedom.  We spent a ton of money on defense to protect our neighbors.  And if the cost of massive free trade growth allowing our economy to outpace all others was a 2.5% tariff we paid it.  In less than 100 days Trump has destroyed all that.  Other countries are going to arm (including nuclear arm) themselves because America can't be trusted.  Our ability to compete on the global economic stage will be severely hampered.  For what reason?  To bring back some manufacturing jobs?  To raise a tariff/ tax on American consumers?  To make socks and shoes in Alabama?  

3.  And that ain't even the half of it---Team Trump has stopped counting stuff so we won't even see the country get less healthy, unable to access social security, students doing worse, life span contracting.  The only constant is the enrichment of Trump and the adulation from his courtiers.  and for $12 you can buy your gold plated Trump lapel pin to show your loyalty just like his staff does.