Lawrence: Trump seeks ‘biggest payoff in history’ as he tells kids to expect less for Christmas

Lawrence: Trump seeks ‘biggest payoff in history’ as he tells kids to expect less for Christmas

HAS MADE THIS YEAR. OR THOSE
VIDEOS, THOSE GITMO VIDEOS. VIDEOS, THOSE GITMO VIDEOS.
THANKS, RACHEL. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANKS. >> THANKS.
>> W WELL, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN >>>> WELL, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE IN
THE WORLD WAS SURPRISED TODAY THE WORLRLD WAS SURPRISED TODAY
WHEN THE MOST CORRUPT PRESIDENT WHEN THE MOST T CORRUPT PRESIDET
IN HISTORY AGREED TO THE BIGGEST IN HISTORY AGREED TO THE BIGGEST
PAYOFF IN HISTORY. AND BECAUSE PAYOFF IN HISTORY. AND BECAUSE
HE IS THE STUPIDEST PRESIDENT IN HE IS THE STUPIDEST PRESIDENT IN
HISTORY, HE AGREED TO THAT HISTORY, HE AGREED TO THAT
PAYOUT PAYOFF FROM A HAMAS PAYOUT PAYOFF FROM A HAMAS
SUPPORTING DICTATOR PUBLICLY. SUPPORTING DICTATOR PUBLICLY.
AND TO DOUBLE UNDERLINE HIS AND TO DOUBLE UNDERLINE HIS
STUPIDITY, HE PUBLICLY SAID THAT STUPIDITY, HE PUBLICLY SAID THAT
ONLY A STUPID PERSON. THAT WAS ONLY A STUPID PERSON. THAT WAS
HIS. ACTUALLY, HIS PHRASE, A HIS. ACTUALLY, HIS PHRASE, A
STUPID PERSON WOULD REFUSE TO STUPID PERSON WOULD REFUSE TO
TAKE THE BIGGEST PAYOFF IN TAKE THE BIGGEST PAYOFF IN
HISTORY FROM A HAMAS SUPPORTING HISTORY FROM A HAMAS SUPPORTING
DICTATOR. THE BIGGEST PAYOFF IS DICTATOR. THE BIGGEST PAYOFF IS
LITERALLY PHYSICALLY THE LITERALLY PHYSICALLY THE
BIGGEST, THE LARGEST 747 THAT BIGGEST, THE LARGEST 747 THAT
BOEING MAKES. IT IS OWNED BY THE BOEING MAKES. IT IS OWNED BY THE
EMIR OF QATAR, WHO WANTS TO JUST EMIR OF QATAR, WHO WANTS TO JUST
GIVE IT TO DONALD TRUMP AS A GIVE IT TO DONALD TRUMP AS A
GIFT, JUST A GIFT FROM ONE GIFT, JUST A GIFT FROM ONE
PERSON WHO HAS NO IDEA ABOUT ANY PERSON WHO HAS NO IDEA ABOUT ANY
OF THE WORDS WRITTEN IN THE OF THE WORDS WRITTEN IN THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES. . TO AN AMERICAN PRESIDT STATES. TO AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT
WITH A SEVERE CASE OF WITH A SEVERE CASE OF
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMENTIA, THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMENTIA, THE
FOUNDERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF FOUNDERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA SPECIFICALLY IMAGINED AMERICA SPECIFICALLY IMAGINED
THIS VERY SCENARIO BEFORE THEY THIS VERY SCENARIO BEFORE THEY
COULD IMAGINE ANYONE OTHER THAN COULD IMAGINE ANYONE OTHER THAN
BIRDS ACTUALLY FLYING. NOT, YOU BIRDS ACTUALLY FLYING. NOT, YOU
KNOW, THE PLANE VERSION OF THE KNOW, THE PLANE VERSION OF THE
SCENARIO, BUT THE OTHER VERSION SCENARIO, BUT THE OTHER VERSION
OF THE SCENARIO, THE GIFT OF THE SCENARIO, THE GIFT
VERSION IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT VERSION IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT
DONALD TRUMP AND THE EMIR OF DONALD TRUMP AND THE EMIR OF
QATAR HAVE NEVER READ. IT SAYS QATAR HAVE NEVER READ. IT SAYS
THAT THE PRESIDENT ABSOLUTELY THAT THE PRESIDENT ABSOLUTELY
CAN, QUOTE, ACCEPT ANY PRESENT, CAN, QUOTE, ACCEPT ANY PRESENT,
EMOLUMENT, OFFICE OR TITLE OF EMOLUMENT, OFFICE OR TITLE OF
ANY KIND, WHATEVER, FROM ANY ANY KIND, WHATEVER, FROM ANY
KING, PRINCE OR FOREIGN STATE. KING, PRINCE OR FOREIGN STATE.
OKAY, THEY DIDN’T SPECIFICALLY OKAY, THEY DIDN’T SPECIFICALLY
SAY AN EMIR, BUT KING AND EMIR SAY AN EMIR, BUT KING AND EMIR
ARE BOTH FOUR LETTER WORDS ARE BOTH FOUR LETTER WORDS
MEANING EXACTLY THE SAME KIND OF MEANING EXACTLY THE SAME KIND OF
GUY. DONALD TRUMP WILL PROBABLY GUY. DONALD TRUMP WILL PROBABLY
BACK DOWN ON THIS PARTICULAR BACK DOWN ON THIS PARTICULAR
INSANITY IN THE SAME WAY THAT HE INSANITY IN THE SAME WAY THAT HE
BACKED DOWN ON HIS T TARIFFS BACKED DOWN ON HIS TARIFFS
TODAY. AND SO THE SUPREME COURT TODAY. AND SO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES MIGHT N NER OF THE UNITED STATES MIGHT NEVER
HAVE TO TELL DONALD TRUMP THAT, HAVE TO TELL DONALD TRUMP THAT,
NO, YOU CAN’T TAKE A 747 FROM NO, YOU CAN’T TAKE A 747 FROM
ANYBODY. REPORTS INDICATE THAT ANYBODY. REPORTS INDICATE THAT
THE PAYOFF TALKS HAVE BEEN THE PAYOFF TALKS HAVE BEEN
UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AND UNDERWAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AND
SO THAT MEANS THAT EVERY SINGLE SO THAT MEANS THAT EVERY SINGLE
DAY, DONALD TRUMP WAS TELLING DAY, DONALD TRUMP WAS TELLING
WHAT HE CALLED BABY GIRLS WHO WHAT HE CALLED BABY GIRLS WHO
ARE 11 YEARS OLD. THAT WAS HIS ARE 11 YEARS OLD. THAT WAS HIS
ACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF A BABY ACTUAL DESCRIPTION OF A BABY
GIRL, A BABY GIRL 1111 YEARS OL. GIRL, A BABY GIRL 11 YEARS OLD.
HE SAID THAT HE WAS TELLING HE SAID THAT HE WAS TELLING
THOSE BABY GIRLS THAT THEY CAN THOSE BABY GIRLS THAT THEY CAN
ONLY HAVE TWO DOLLS FOR ONLY HAVE TWO DOLLS FOR
CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF HIS TARIFFS CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF HIS TARIFFS
EVERY DAY. DONALD TRUMP WAS EVERY DAY. DONALD TRUMP WAS
SAYING THAT CRAZY STUFF ABOUT SAYING THAT CRAZY STUFF ABOUT
TWO DOLLS. HE WAS SECRETLY TWO DOLLS. HE WAS SECRETLY
WORKING OUT THE DELIVERY OF THE WORKING OUT THE DELIVERY OF THE
BIGGEST CHRISTMAS GIFT IN THTHE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS GIFT IN THE
HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO
HIMSELF. DONALD TRUMP SAID ONE HIMSELF. DONALD TRUMP SAID ONE
TRUE THING ABOUT THE BIGGEST TRUE THING ABOUT THE BIGGEST
PAYOFF IN HISTORY TODAY. HE PAYOFF IN HISTORY TODAY. HE
SAID, I APPRECIATE IT VEVERY MU, SAID, I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH,
AND I’M SO SURE THAT HE REREALLY AND I’M SO SURE THAT HE REALLY
DOES APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN HE DOES APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN HE
SAID SOMETHING THE WHOLE WORLD SAID SOMETHING THE WHOLE WORLD
KNEW ALREADY. HE SAID, QUOTE, I KNEW ALREADY. HE SAID, QUOTE, I
WOULD NEVER BE ONE TO TURN DOWN WOULD NEVER BE ONE TO TURN DOWN
THAT KIND OF AN OFFER. YEAH, WE THAT KIND OF AN OFFER. YEAH, WE
KNOW THAT’S THE PROBLEM. THAT’S KNOW THAT’S THE PROBLEM. THAT’S
ONE OF THE MANY REASONS YOU ARE ONE OF THE MANY REASONS YOU ARE
NOT MORALLY QUALIFIED TO BE NOT MORALLY QUALIFIED TO BE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE KNOW YOU WOULD NEVER TURN WE KNOW YOU WOULD NEVER TURN
DOWN THAT KIND OF OFFER. ABC DOWN THAT KIND OF OFFER. ABC
NEWS REPORTS DONALD TRUMP GOT NEWS REPORTS DONALD TRUMP GOT
HIS COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED AND HIS COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED AND
INCOMPETENT ATTORNEY GENERAL, INCOMPETENT ATTORNEY GENERAL,
PAM BONDI, TO WRITE A LETTER TO PAM BONDI, TO WRITE A LETTER TO
HIS COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED AND HIS COMPLETELY UNQUALIFIED AND
INCOMPETENT SECRETARY OF INCOMPETENT SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE, SAYING THAT T THE DEFEE DEFENSE, SAYING THAT THE DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT COULD ACCEPT THTHE DEPARTMENT COULD ACCEPT THE
AIRCRAFT AS A GIFT AND CONVERT AIRCRAFT AS A GIFT AND CONVERT
IT FOR USE AS AIR FORCE ONE. AND IT FOR USE AS AIR FORCE ONE. AND
THEN JUST WHEN DONALD TRUMP THEN JUST WHEN DONALD TRUMP
WOULD NEED TO USE IT AS A WOULD NEED TO USE IT AS A
PRIVATE CITIZEN, THE DEFENSE PRIVATE CITIZEN, THE DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT COULD JUST GIVE IT TO DEPARTMENT COULD JUST GIVE IT TO
DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENTIAL DONALD TRUMP’S PRESIDENTIAL
LIBRARY. AND ALL THAT MEANS IS LIBRARY. AND ALL THAT MEANS IS
THAT DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO KEEP THAT DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO KEEP
RIDING IN A PRIVATE 747 WHEN RIDING IN A PRIVATE 747 WHEN
HE’S NO LONGER PRESIDENT. THAT’S HE’S NO LONGER PRESIDENT. THAT’S
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S
ABOUT WHAT’S HE GOING TO FLY IN ABOUT WHAT’S HE GOING TO FLY IN
AFTER HE’S PRESIDENT? HOW DOES AFTER HE’S PRESIDENT? HOW DOES
DONALD TRUMP GET A FREE, ULTLTRA DONALD TRUMP GET A FREE, ULTRA
FANCY 747 LITERALLY FIT FOR A FANCY 747 LITERALLY FIT FOR A
KING TO FLY AROUND IN THE FINAL KING TO FLY AROUND IN THE FINAL
YEARS OF HIS LIFE WHEN HE’S NO YEARS OF HIS LIFE WHEN HE’S NO
LONGER PRESIDENT? GIVING UP YOUR LONGER PRESIDENT? GIVING UP YOUR
PRIVATE 747 IS ONE O OF THE HARR PRIVATE 747 IS ONE OF THE HARDER
THINGS ABOUT LEAVING THE THINGS ABOUT LEAVING THE
PRESIDENCY. AND DONALDLD TRUMP PRESIDENCY. AND DONALD TRUMP
DOES NOT WANT T TO SUFFER THAT DOES NOT WANT TO SUFFER THAT
INDIGNITY AGAIN. AND SO HE HAS INDIGNITY AGAIN. AND SO HE HAS
REACHED INTO THE KINDNESS. WELL, REACHED INTO THE KINDNESS. WELL,
DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE EMIR OF DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE EMIR OF
QATAR AND THIS TIME THE EMIR, QATAR AND THIS TIME THE EMIR,
INSTEAD OF DOLING OUT MONEY TO INSTEAD OF DOLING OUT MONEY TO
HAMAS TO SUPPORT HAMAS, HAS HAMAS TO SUPPORT HAMAS, HAS
DECIDED TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP DECIDED TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP
TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP’S TO SUPPORT DONALD TRUMP’S
LIFESTYLE. IT IS EVERY BIT AS LIFESTYLE. IT IS EVERY BIT AS
FILTHY AN ARRANGEMENT AS IT FILTHY AN ARRANGEMENT AS IT
SOUNDS LIKE, SENATOR BERNIE SOUNDS LIKE, SENATOR BERNIE
SANDERS SAID. I DON’T KNOW WHO SANDERS SAID. I DON’T KNOW WHO
NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, BUT NO, NEEDS TO HEAR THIS, BUT NO,
DONALD TRUMP CANNOT ACCEPT A DONALD TRUMP CANNOT ACCEPT A
$400 MILLION FLYING PALACE FROM $400 MILLION FLYING PALACE FROM
THE ROYAL FAMILY OF QATAR. NOT THE ROYAL FAMILY OF QATAR. NOT
ONLY IS THIS FARCICALLY CORRUPT, ONLY IS THIS FARCICALLY CORRUPT,
IT IS BLATANTLY IT IS BLATANTLY
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. CONGRESS MUST UNCONSTITUTIONAL. CONGRESS MUST
NOT ALLOW THIS OVER THTHE TOP NOT ALLOW THIS OVER THE TOP
KLEPTOCRACY TO PROCEED. THE KLEPTOCRACY TO PROCEED. THE
CUSTOMIZATION OF THAT 747 800 CUSTOMIZATION OF THAT 747 800
MADE IT PROBABLY WORTH MUCH MORE MADE IT PROBABLY WORTH MUCH MORE
THAN $400 MILLION AT DELIVERY, THAN $400 MILLION AT DELIVERY,
AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WOULD AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT WOULD
HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS UPON HAVE TO SPEND HUNDREDS UPON
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS,
POSSIBLY BILLIONS, TO CONVERT POSSIBLY BILLIONS, TO CONVERT
THAT PLANE INTO POSSIBLE USE AS THAT PLANE INTO POSSIBLE USE AS
AIR FORCE. AS AN AIR FORCE ONE AIR FORCE. AS AN AIR FORCE ONE
SUBSTITUTE, THE PLANE HAS NONE SUBSTITUTE, THE PLANE HAS NONE
OF THE PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL OF THE PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL
COMMUNICATION CAPACITIETHAT COMMUNICATION CAPACITIETHAT
AIR FORCE ONE HAS. IT DOES N NOT AIR FORCE ONE HAS. IT DOES NOT
HAVE THE MINI HOSPITAL AND HAVE THE MINI HOSPITAL AND
SURGICAL CENTER THAT AIR FORCE SURGICAL CENTER THAT AIR FORCE
ONE HAS, AND IT MIGHT NEVER BE ONE HAS, AND IT MIGHT NEVER BE
POSSIBLE TO ASSURE THE INTEGRITY POSSIBLE TO ASSURE THE INTEGRITY
OF THAT AIRPLANE, BECAUSE IT HAS OF THAT AIRPLANE, BECAUSE IT HAS
NOT BEEN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE NOT BEEN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SINCE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SINCE
ITS BIRTH, AS EVERY PREVIOUS AIR ITS BIRTH, AS EVERY PREVIOUS AIR
FORCE ONE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN. FORCE ONE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN.
JARED CRAFT RIGHTS TO EVEN BEGIN JARED CRAFT RIGHTS TO EVEN BEGIN
TO MITIGATE THAT RISK FROM AN TO MITIGATE THAT RISK FROM AN
EAVESDROPPING, TRACKING, EAVESDROPPING, TRACKING,
CYBERSECURITY OR SABOTAGE CYBERSECURITY OR SABOTAGE
STANDPOINT WOULD INVOLVE STANDPOINT WOULD INVOLVE
STRIPPING THE PLANE DOWN T TO TE STRIPPING THE PLANE DOWN TO THE
EQUIVALENT OF THE STUDS, AND EQUIVALENT OF THE STUDS, AND
TODAY’S PLANES OFFER A LOT OF TODAY’S PLANES OFFER A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIDING THINGS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIDING THINGS.
EVEN BEFORE YOYOU GET INTO TALKG EVEN BEFORE YOU GET INTO TALKING
ABOUT PHYSICAL VULNERABILITIES ABOUT PHYSICAL VULNERABILITIES
OR TRACKING DEVICES, TRUMP’S OR TRACKING DEVICES, TRUMP’S
BEEN KNOWN TO BE INTERESTED IN BEEN KNOWN TO BE INTERESTED IN
THIS PLANE SINCE HE REVIEWED IT THIS PLANE SINCE HE REVIEWED IT
AT PALM BEACH IN FEBRUARY. SO AT PALM BEACH IN FEBRUARY. SO
IT’S NOT EVEN MERELY THE IT’S NOT EVEN MERELY THE
FRIENDLY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES FRIENDLY INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
OF QATAR THAT WE SHOULD BE OF QATAR THAT WE SHOULD BE
CONCERNED ABOUT. EVERY FRIENDLY CONCERNED ABOUT. EVERY FRIENDLY
AND ADVERSARY INTELLIGENCE AND ADVERSARY INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE WORTH ITS SALT SURELY SERVICE WORTH ITS SALT SURELY
HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR MONTHS NOW HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR MONTHS NOW
TO GET ABOARD THAT PLANE, AND TO GET ABOARD THAT PLANE, AND
THAT PLANE IS CURRENTLY THAT PLANE IS CURRENTLY
CONVENIENTLY RESIDING FOR CONVENIENTLY RESIDING FOR
EVERYONE TO INSPECT AT THE EVERYONE TO INSPECT AT THE
NON-SECURE PUBLIC AIRPORT IN SAN NON-SECURE PUBLIC AIRPORT IN SAN
ANTONIO, TEXAS. THERE IT IS. ANTONIO, TEXAS. THERE IT IS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO FULLY THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO FULLY
FUNCTIONING IDENTICAL 747 FUNCTIONING IDENTICAL 747
SERVING AS AIR FORCE ONE. BOEING SERVING AS AIR FORCE ONE. BOEING
IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND ON A IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND ON A
CONTRACT TO DELIVER TWO NEW CONTRACT TO DELIVER TWO NEW
ONES. THAT CONTRACT WAS ONES. THAT CONTRACT WAS
INITIATED DURING DONALD TRUMP’S INITIATED DURING DONALD TRUMP’S
FIRST PRESIDENENCY. DONALD TRUMP FIRST PRESIDENCY. DONALD TRUMP
BOASTED ABOUT THE GENIUSUS OF TT BOASTED ABOUT THE GENIUS OF THAT
CONTRACT, AND HOW NO ONE ELSE CONTRACT, AND HOW NO ONE ELSE
COULD HAVE POSSIBLY NEGOTIATED COULD HAVE POSSIBLY NEGOTITIATED
THE DEAL FOR BOEING TO BUILD TWO THE DEAL FOR BOEING TO BUILD TWO
NEW VERSIONS OF AIR FORCRCE ONE, NEW VERSIONS OF AIR FORCE ONE,
EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL PREVIOUS EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL PREVIOUS
PRESIDENTS HAD ORDERED NEW PRESIDENTS HAD ORDERED NEW
VERSIONS OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR 70 VERSIONS OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR 70
YEARS OR SO, THE CURRENT YEARS OR SO, THE CURRENT
PERFECTLY GOOD VERSIONS OF AIR PERFECTLY GOOD VERSIONS OF AIR
FORCE ONE ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME FORCE ONE ARE ACTUALLY THE SAME
AGE AS DONALD TRUMP’S PERSONAL AGE AS DONALD TRUMP’S PERSONAL
PLANE, WHICH WAS 20 YEARS OLD PLANE, WHICH WAS 20 YEARS OLD
WHEN DONALD TRUMP BOUGHT IT WHEN DONALD TRUMP BOUGHT IT
BECAUSE HE COULD NOT AFFORD A BECAUSE HE COULD NOT AFFORD A
NEW BOEING AIRCRAFT, THE 747 NEW BOEING AIRCRAFT, THE 747
THAT DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO TAKE THAT DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO TAKE
FROM THE MAIN FUNDER OF HAMAS IS FROM THE MAIN FUNDER OF HAMAS IS
ALREADY 13 YEARS OLD. IT’S NOT ALREADY 13 YEARS OLD. IT’S NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS PAYOFF IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THIS PAYOFF IS
AS UGLY AND STUPID AS IT LOOKS, AS UGLY AND STUPID AS IT LOOKS,
AND IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL. BUT AND IT IS TOTALLY ILLEGAL. BUT
IT OFFERS A PERFECT COMPANION IT OFFERS A PERFECT COMPANION
PIECE TO DONALD TRUMP’S $2 PIECE TO DONALD TRUMP’S $2
DECLARATION FOR CHRISTMAS. DECLARATION FOR CHRISTMAS.
AMERICAN KIDS CAN ONLY HAVE TWO AMERICAN KIDS CAN ONLY HAVE TWO
BARBIES AT MOST, BUT DONALD BARBIES AT MOST, BUT DONALD
TRUMP AT THE VERY SAME TIME, TRUMP AT THE VERY SAME TIME,
WHEN HE WAS TELLING AMERICAN WHEN HE WAS TELLING AMERICAN
KIDS THEY CAN ONLY HAVE TWO KIDS THEY CAN ONLY HAVE TWO
DOLLS VERY SAME TIME HE WAS DOLLS VERY SAME TIME HE WAS
DOING THAT. HE WAS HAVING DOING THAT. HE WAS HAVING
DISCUSSIONS TO GET HIMSELF THE DISCUSSIONS TO GET HIMSELF THE
MOST EXPENSIVE PRIVATE PLANE IN MOST EXPENSIVE PRIVATE PLANE IN
THE WORLD FOR NOTHING. DONALD THE WORLD FOR NOTHING. DONALD
TRUMP HAS JUST SPENT MONTHS TRUMP HAS JUST SPENT MONTHS
TELLING AMERICANS THEY HAVE TO TELLING AMERICANS THEY HAVE TO
SACRIFICE BECAUSE OF HIS SACRIFICE BECAUSE OF HIS
TARIFFS. DONALD TRUMP HAS TOLD TARIFFS. DONALD TRUMP HAS TOLD
AMERICANS THEY HAVE TO P PAY AMERICANS THEY HAVE TO PAY
HIHIGHER PRICES BECAUSE OF HIS HIGHER PRICES BECAUSE OF HIS
TARIFFS. DONALD TRUMP P HAS TOLD TARIFFS. DONALD TRUMP HAS TOLD
LITTLE G GIRLS THEY HAVE TO ACCT LITTLE GIRLS THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT
THAT THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE LESS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE LESS
FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF HIS FOR CHRISTMAS BECAUSE OF HIS
TARIFFS. AND DONALD TRUMP P HAS TARIFFS. AND DONALD TRUMP HAS
TOLD SMALL BUSINESS OPERATATORS TOLD SMALL BUSINESS OPERATORS
THAT WHEN THEY GO OUT OF THAT WHEN THEY GO OUT OF
BUSINESS BECECAUSE OF HIS TARIF, BUSINESS BECAUSE OF HIS TARIFFS,
AMERICA WILLLL BE BETTER AND AMERICA WILL BE BETTER AND
STRONGER B BECAUSE OF IT. AND HE STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT. AND HE
WAS TRYING TO O NEGOTIATE A FREE WAS TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A FREE
PLANE FOR HIMSELF THAT WHOLE PLANE FOR HIMSELF THAT WHOLE
TIME. BIGGEST PLANE IN THE TIME. BIGGEST PLANE IN THE
WORLD, WALL STREET PROVED TODAY WORLD, WALL STREET PROVED TODAY
JUST HOW STUPID THEY THINK JUST HOW STUPID THEY THINK
DONALD TRUMP IS. THE STOCK DONALD TRUMP IS. THE STOCK
MARKET SKYROCKETED TODAY WHEN MARKET SKYROCKETED TODAY WHEN
DONALD TRUMP COMPLETELY REVERSED DONALD TRUMP COMPLETELY REVERSED
HIMSELF AND SURRENDERED TO CHINA HIMSELF AND SURRENDERED TO CHINA
IN THE TRADE WAR THAT DONALD IN THE TRADE WAR THAT DONALD
TRUMP STARTED. NOW THINK ABOUT TRUMP STARTED. NOW THINK ABOUT
WHY THE STOCK MARKET WENT DOWN WHY THE STOCK MARKET WENT DOWN
SO BADLY, BECAUSE THE TRUMP SO BADLY, BECAUSE THE TRUMP
TARIFFS, AND THEN WHY IT CAME TARIFFS, AND THEN WHY IT CAME
ROCKETING BACK AS SOON AS DONALD ROCKETING BACK AS SOON AS DONALD
TRUMP REMOVED THE TARIFFS TODAY. TRUMP REMOVED THE TARIFFS TODAY.
IT’S BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE DONALD IT’S BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE DONALD
TRUMP IS IRREVERSIBLY STUPID. TRUMP IS IRREVERSIBLY STUPID.
NOW, I DON’T STUDY THE STOCK NOW, I DON’T STUDY THE STOCK
MARKET. I NEVER THINK ABOUT IT. MARKET. I NEVER THINK ABOUT IT.
LIKE MOST PEPEOPLE, I HAVE SOME LIKE MOST PEOPLE, I HAVE SOME
RETIREMENT MONEY THAT’S FLOATING RETIREMENT MONEY THAT’S FLOATING
IN THE STOCK M MARKET AND SOME IN THE STOCK MARKET AND SOME
FUND. IT HAS BEEN FOR. YEARS. FUND. IT HAS BEEN FOR. YEARS.
WHEN DONALD TRUMP TERRIFIED THE WHEN DONALD TRUMP TERRIFIED THE
STOCK MARKET WITH HIS TARIFF AND STOCK MARKET WITH HIS TARIFF AND
PANIC SELLING FILLED THE TRADING PANIC SELLING FILLED THE TRADING
DAYS. I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING DAYS. I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
WITH WHATEVER I HAVE IN THE WITH WHATEVER I HAVE IN THE
STOCK MARKET, BECAUSE I ALWAYS STOCK MARKET, BECAUSE I ALWAYS
KNEW DONALD TRUMP WAS GOING TO KNEW DONALD TRUMP WAS GOING TO
SURRENDER. I ALWAYS KNEW THAT SURRENDER. I ALWAYS KNEW THAT
THE PERSON WHO STARTED THE TRADE THE PERSON WHO STARTED THE TRADE
WAR WAS GOING TO END THE TRADE WAR WAS GOING TO END THE TRADE
WAR, BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO WAR, BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO
BECOME POLITICALLY IMPOSSIBLE BECOME POLITICALLY IMPOSSIBLE
FOR DONALD TRUMP TO CONTINUE THE FOR DONALD TRUMP TO CONTINUE THE
TRADE WAR. AND THAT’S EXACTLY TRADE WAR. AND THAT’S EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED. SO WHATEVER I WAS WHAT HAPPENED. SO WHATEVER I WAS
HOLDING IN THE STOCK MARKET IN HOLDING IN THE STOCK MARKET IN
DECEMBER, AND I GENUINELY DON’T DECEMBER, AND I GENUINELY DON’T
KNOW WHAT REALLY IS IN THAT KNOW WHAT REALLY IS IN THAT
FUND. IT’S A RETIREMENT FUND. I FUND. IT’S A RETIREMENT FUND. I
DON’T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT. I DON’T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT. I
ENDED UP DOING THE SMARTEST ENDED UP DOING THE SMARTEST
THING YOU COULD DO DURING THE THING YOU COULD DO DURING THE
TRUMP STOCK MARKET CRARASH, WHIH TRUMP STOCK MARKETET CRASH, WHIH
WAS TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. WAS TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
THE STOCK MARKET CRASH WAS THE STOCK MARKET CRASH WAS
CREATED BY ONE PERSON, AND I CREATED BY ONE PERSON, AND I
ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE
REVERSED BY THE DECISION OF THAT REVERSED BY THE DECISION OF THAT
ONE PERSON TO JUST GIVE UP, BUT ONE PERSON TO JUST GIVE UP, BUT
WALL STREET, WALL STREET WALL STREET, WALL STREET
ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT DONALD ACTUALLY BELIEVED THAT DONALD
TRUMP IS SO IRREVERSIBLY STUPID TRUMP IS SO IRREVERSIBLY STUPID
THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTINUE THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONTINUE
THE TARIFFS NO MATTER WHAT. THE TARIFFS NO MATTER WHAT.
THAT’S WHAT THE PANIC SELLING THAT’S WHAT THE PANIC SELLING
WAS ABOUT. WALL STREET ACTUALLY WAS ABOUT. WALL STREET ACTUALLY
BELIEVED DONALD TRUMP IS SO BELIEVED DONALD TRUMP IS SO
IRREVERSIBLY STUPID THAT HE WAS IRREVERSIBLY STUPID THAT HE WAS
GOING TO DO WHAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO WHAT HE SAID HE WAS
GOING TO DO, AND THEY KNEW THAT GOING TO DO, AND THEY KNEW THAT
IF DONALD TRUMP DID WHAT HE SAID IF DONALD TRUMP DID WHAT HE SAID
HE WAS GOING TO DO, THAT THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO, THAT THAT
WOULD DESTROY THE ECONOMY, WOULD DESTROY THE ECONOMY,
DESTROY THTHE STOCK MARKET, THE DESTROY THE STOCK MARKET, THTHE
STOCK MARKET ROCKETING BACK UP STOCK MARKET ROCKETING BACK UP
TODAY WAS NOT SOSOME KIND OF VOE TODAY WAS NOT SOME KIND OF VOTE
OF CONFIDENCE IN DONALD TRUMP. OF CONFIDENCE IN DONALD TRUMP.
IT WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT JUST IT WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT JUST
HOW STUPID THEY THOUGHT HE WAS HOW STUPID THEY THOUGHT HE WAS
LAST WEEK. THEY THOUGHT HE WAS LAST WEEK. THEY THOUGHT HE WAS
SO STUPID THAT THE STOCK MARKET SO STUPID THAT THE STOCK MARKET
WAS SCARY. T TURNED OUT MONDAY. WAS SCARY. TURNED OUT MONDAY.
NOT AS STUPID AS THEY THOUGHT HE NOT AS STUPID AS THEY THOUGHT HE
WAS. STOCK MARKET WAS SHOCKED TO WAS. STOCK MARKET WAS SHOCKED TO
DISCOVER THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS DISCOVER THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS
NOT AS STUPID AS THEY THOUGHT HE NOT AS STUPID AS THEY THOUGHT HE
WAS, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY WAS, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY
DISCSCOVERED TODAY. DONALD TRUMP DISCOVERED TODAY. DONALD TRUMP
DID EXACTLY WHAT I’VE ALWAYS DID EXACTLY WHAT I’VE ALWAYS
SAID HE E WAS GOING TO DO STOCK. SAID HE WAS GOING TO DO STOCK.
THE STOCK MARKET WAS SHOCKED. HE THE STOCK MARKET WAS SHOCKED. HE
GAVE UP AND THEY WERE SHOCKED GAVE UP AND THEY WERE SHOCKED
AND THEY WERE THRILLED. SO THEY AND THEY WERE THRILLED. SO THEY
WENT ON A BUYING SPREE TODAY, WENT ON A BUYING SPREE TODAY,
DRIVING UP THE PRICE OF DRIVING UP THE PRICE OF
BASICALLY EVERYTHING THE NEW BASICALLY EVERYTHING THE NEW
YORK TIMES REPORTS. QUOTE, IT YORK TIMES REPORTS. QUOTE, IT
REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT
AGREEMENTS CAN BE REACHED IN AGREEMENTS CAN BE REACHED IN
FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS. BUT THE FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS. BUT THE
TALKS THIS W WEEKEND AND THE TALKS THIS WEEKEND AND THE
TARIFF CHAOS OF THE PAST M MONTH TARIFF CHAOS OF THE PAST MONTH
DID NOT APPEAR TO GENERATE ANY DID NOT APPEAR TO GENERATE ANY
OTHER IMMEDIATE CONCESSIONS FROM OTHER IMMEDIATE CONCESSIONS FROM
THE CHINESE OTHER THAN A THE CHINESE OTHER THAN A
COMMITMENT TO KEEP TALKING. COMMITMENT TO KEEP TALKING.
THAT’S RIGHT. THE CHINESE THAT’S RIGHT. THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT OFFERED DONALALD TRUP GOVERNMENT OFFERED DONALD TRUMP
ZERO AND DONALD TRUMP TOOK IT. ZERO AND DONALD TRUMP TOOK IT.
DONALD TRUMP SAIAID, OKAY, ZEROS DONALD TRUMP SAID, OKAY, ZERO IS
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO DROP THE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO DROP THE
TARIFFS. AND SO NOW THE TARIFFS. AND SO NOW THE
POINTLESS AND ILLEGAL TRUMP POINTLESS AND ILLEGAL TRUMP
TARIFFS ON CHINESE PRODUCTCTS AE TARIFFS ON CHINESE PRODUCTS ARE
DOWN TO 30% FROM THE INSANANE. DOWN TO 30% FROM THE INSANE.
145%, 30% IS STILL A CRAZY 145%, 30% IS STILL A CRAZY
LEVEL. IT’S A BIG ENOUGH TARIFF LEVEL. IT’S A BIG ENOUGH TARIFF
TO KILL AMERICAN BUSINESSES AND TO KILL AMERICAN BUSINESSES AND
TO MAKE TOYS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR TO MAKE TOYS TOO EXPENSIVE FOR
PARENTS THIS CHRISTMAS, AND TO PARENTS THIS CHRISTMAS, AND TO
KILL JOBS ININ THIS COUNTRY. THE KILL JOBS IN THIS COUNTRY. THE
YALE BUDGET LAB SAYS THAT THE YALE BUDGET LAB SAYS THAT THE
AVERAGE COST OF THE TARIFFS PER AVERAGE COST OF THE TARIFFS PER
HOUSEHOLD ARE STILL GOING TO BE HOUSEHOLD ARE STILL GOING TO BE
$2,800. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL $2,800. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
EDITORIAL BOARD WRITES, TONIGHT EDITORIAL BOARD WRITES, TONIGHT
RARELY HAS AN ECONOMIC POLICY RARELY HAS AN ECONOMIC POLICY
BEEN REPUDIATED AS SOUNDLY AND BEEN REPUDIATED AS SOUNDLY AND
AS QUICKLY AS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S AS QUICKLY AS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S
LIBERATION DAY TARIFFS AND BY LIBERATION DAY TARIFFS AND BY
TRUMP’S OWN HAND, WITNESSED THE TRUMP’S OWN HAND, WITNESSED THE
AGREEMENT MONDAY MORNING TO AGREEMENT MONDAY MORNING TO
SCALE BACK HIS PUNITIVE TARIFFS SCALE BACK HIS PUNITIVE TARIFFS
ON CHINA, HIS SECOND MAJOR ON CHINA, HIS SECOND MAJOR
RETREAT IN LESS THAN A WEEK. AS RETREAT IN LESS THAN A WEEK. AS
WITH LAST WEEK’S MODEST BRITISH WITH LAST WEEK’S MODEST BRITISH
AGREEMENT, THE CHINA DEAL IS AGREEMENT, THE CHINA DEAL IS
MORE SURRENDER THAN VICTORY. SO MORE SURRENDER THAN VICTORY. SO
AFTER WEEKS OF MARKET TURMOIL, AFTER WEEKS OF MARKET TURMOIL,
THE ECONOMY IS LEFT WITH HIGHER THE ECONOMY IS LEFT WITH HIGHER
TRADE COSTS AND GREATER TRADE COSTS AND GREATER
UNCERTAINTY FOR BUSINESS. CNBC’S UNCERTAINTY FOR BUSINESS. CNBC’S
BRIAN SULLIVAN GAVE VOICE TO BRIAN SULLIVAN GAVE VOICE TO
THAT UNCERTAINTY. THAT UNCERTAINTY.
>> BUT WHILE WE’RE FEELING GOOD >> BUT WHILE WE’RE FEELING GOOD
AND WE SHOULULD TODAY, MONDAY, D AND WE SHOULD TODAY, MONDAY, AND
THE MARKETS ARE UP, SO WHY N NOT THE MARKETS ARE UP, SO WHY NOT
FEEL GOOD? TOM, WE’RE JUST ONE FEEL GOOD? TOM, WE’RE JUST ONE
TWEET. TWTWEET.
>> OR TRUE SOCIAL. >> OR TRUE SOCIAL.
>> POST OR HEADLINE AWAY FROM >> POST OR HEADLINE AWAY FROM
MAYBE ANANOTHER. MAYBE ANOTHER.
>> MARKET COLLAPSE. >> MARKET COLLAPSE.
>> I WANT. >>>> I WANT.
>> ISN’T IT IMPORTANT FOR YOUR. >> CLIENTS AND.
>> OUR VIEWERS AND LISTENERS TO >> OUR VIEWERS AND LISTENERS TO
ALWAYS ACCEPT THAT REALITY, THAT ALWAYS ACCEPT THAT REALITY, THAT
ONE HALLMARK OF THIS ONE HALLMARK OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS THAT YOU C COD ADMINISTRATION IS THAT YOU COULD
GET ONE.E. PERSON SAYING ONE. GET ONE. PERSON SAYING ONE.
>> THING. >> T THING.
>> AND THEN A FEW. HOURS LATER >> AND THEN A FEW. HOURS LATER
OR. NEXT DAY, SOMEBODY ELSE OR. NEXT DAY, SOMEBODY ELSE
SAYING. SASAYING.
>> SOMETHING ELSE. IF THE >> SOMETHING ELSE. IF THE
PRESIDENT SAYS, WELL, CHINA A IS PRESIDENT SAYS, WELL, CHINA IS
NOT NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH NOT NEGOTIATING IN G GOOD FAITH
AND WE’RE WALKING AWAY, I MEAN, AND WE’RE WALKING AWAY, I MEAN,
THERE’S A THOUSAND POINT DROP. THERE’S A THOUSAND POINT DROP.
>> IN A PIECE ON SUBSTACK TITLED >> IN A PIECE ON SUBSTACK TITLED
WHAT AN ARSONIST POSES AS A WHAT AN ARSONIST POSES AS A
FIREFIGHTER, NOBEL PRIZE WINNING FIREFIGHTER, NOBEL PRIZE WINNING
ECONOMIST PAUL KRUGMAN WRITES, A ECONOMIST PAUL KRUGMAN WRITES, A
30% TARIFF IS STILL REALLY, 30% TARIFF IS STILL REALLY,
REALLY HIGH, ESPECIALLY COMBINED REALLY HIGH, ESPECIALLY COMBINED
WITH THE 10% TARIFF WE’RE WITH THE 10% TARIFF WE’RE
IMPOSING ON EVERYONE ELSE. THIS IMPOSING ON EVERYONE ELSE. THIS
WASN’T A CASE OF BOTH SIDES WASN’T A CASE OF BOTH SIDES
BACKING DOWN. CHINA ONLY IMPOSED BACKING DOWN. CHINA ONLY IMPOSED
ITS TARIFFS AS A RESPONSE TO ITS TARIFFS AS A RESPONSE TO
TRUMP’S GAMBIT, AND HAS REDUCED TRUMP’S GAMBIT, AND HAS REDUCED
THEM ONLY BECAUSE HE RETREATED THEM ONLY BECAUSE HE RETREATED
AND RETREAT HE DID. THIS WAS AND RETREAT HE DID. THIS WAS
BASICALLY TRUMP RUNNING AWAY BASICALLY TRUMP RUNNING AWAY
FROM THE KILLER RABBIT. THE FROM THE KILLER RABBIT. THE
PROHIBITIVE TARIFF HAS BEEN PROHIBITIVE TARIFF HAS BEEN
PAUSED, NOT CANCELED. NOBODY PAUSED, NOT CANCELED. NOBODY
KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 90 KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN 90
DAYS. THE UNCERTAINTY LEVEL HAS DAYS. THE UNCERTAINTY LEVEL HAS
ARGUABLY GONE UP RATHER THAN ARGUABLY GONE UP RATHER THAN
DOWN. THIS RETREAT PROBABLY DOWN. THIS RETREAT PROBABLY
HASN’T COME SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID HASN’T COME SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID
HIGH PRICES AND EMPTY SHELVES. HIGH PRICES AND EMPTY SHELVES.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SUPPORTER OF
REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC POLICY REPUBLICAN ECONOMIC POLICY
BEFORE DONALD TRUMP, SAID WHILE BEFORE DONALD TRUMP, SAID WHILE
ANY AGREEMENT THAT REDUCES ANY AGREEMENT THAT REDUCES
TARIFFS IS GOOD NEWS, IT IS TARIFFS IS GOOD NEWS, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVEN WITH IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVEN WITH
THIS CHINA AGREEMENT, TARIFFS THIS CHINA AGREEMENT, TARIFFS
ARE MUCH HIGHER OVERALL THAN ARE MUCH HIGHER OVERALL THAN
THEY WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THEY WERE AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR. AND D MANY BUSINESSES, THE YEAR. AND MANY BUSINESSES,
ESPECIALLY SMALL BUSINESSES, ARE ESPECIALLY SMALL BUSINESSES, ARE
DEALING WITH GROWING COSTS AND DEALING WITH GROWING COSTS AND
DISRUPTIONS. OKAY, DEAR WALL DISRUPTIONS. OKAY, DEAR WALL
STREET, I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR STREET, I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR
YOU. WRITE THIS DOWN. THE 90 DAY YOU. WRITE THIS DOWN. THE 90 DAY
PAUSE THAT DONALD TRUMP PAUSE THAT DONALD TRUMP
ANNOUNCED TODAY IS GOING TO LAST ANNOUNCED TODAY IS GOING TO LAST
FOREVER. DON’T WORRY, HE’S NOT FOREVER. DON’T WORRY, HE’S NOT
GOING TO BRING BACK THE CRAZY GOING TO BRING BACK THE CRAZY
SKYROCKETING TARIFFS. YES, HE’S SKYROCKETING TARIFFS. YES, HE’S
VERY, VERY, VERY STUPID. BUT NOT

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