MagicMike
Platinum Member
Donald Trump is certainly a mastermind at deception and gaslighting a large enough segment of Americans that his many ruses generally get more traction and wind up with more staying power than they ever should have. One can only argue against reality for so long though before even the densest and most clueless, die-hard Trump voter invariably has to notice that the version of reality being presented to them just isn't matching up with the reality of their lives.
Take the recent jobs report for instance. The numbers just weren't what Trump wanted to hear so he just "solved" the problem by firing the person presenting the data.
That may allow him to "look" better but it still doesn't solve the underlying problem that those poor job numbers reflect.
Tens of thousands of unemployed people across the country (including federal workers and contractors that DOGE fired) know they are unemployed no matter what new magical statistics Trump manufactures in the future and who he chooses to present them.
His gaslighting of the jobs numbers does not change anyone's situation one bit.
It is the same with inflation statistics and his tariffs.
Every Econ 101 student learns that tariff costs wind up just being passed onto consumers like an extra sales tax on the goods and services they purchase.
Trump has been told this by all the economists. Yet he gaslights us that somehow HIS tariffs will be an exception to the rules that govern all OTHER tariffs.
He doesn't know why or how, he just thinks he knows this. He gaslights further by continuing to assure us that "billions and billions of dollars are already pouring in" as a result of his tariffs.
But back here in the real world people still have to go shopping. They still have to open their wallets and purses and pay the person at the register and everytime they do it they can see that prices are going up...not coming down like Trump promised.
And the tariffs just took effect this week. The next set of inflation numbers...the post tariff numbers, are going to be grim.
Trump no doubt will gaslight us on that data as well. He might even go ahead and fire the people responsible for compiling those numbers too; but that's not going to lower prices any.
Eventually, many economists are predicting, Trump's economic malfeasance could lead our economy off a cliff straight into a 1929 style depression.
He'll no doubt attempt to gaslight his way out of accountability for that too. It's not like he can ever admit he's wrong about anything. He just spins...and lies...and spins more...and then lies more.
Recent polling though is indicating that all of Trump's gaslighting might be beginning to wear thin. People are beginning to realize that carnival barking and rhetoric isn't helping them pay their bills and/or find new jobs.
We very well may be reaching a tipping point where the vast majority of American voters, including many who previously voted for him, are starting to realize that Trump's empty gaslighting is not improving their lives at all.
A recent Fox survey showed just 44 percent of Americans support the President's handling of the economy, while a crushing 55 percent disapprove. Even more damaging, six out of 10 Americans point the finger directly at Trump for skyrocketing living costs, according to recent polling data.
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Take the recent jobs report for instance. The numbers just weren't what Trump wanted to hear so he just "solved" the problem by firing the person presenting the data.
That may allow him to "look" better but it still doesn't solve the underlying problem that those poor job numbers reflect.
Tens of thousands of unemployed people across the country (including federal workers and contractors that DOGE fired) know they are unemployed no matter what new magical statistics Trump manufactures in the future and who he chooses to present them.
His gaslighting of the jobs numbers does not change anyone's situation one bit.
It is the same with inflation statistics and his tariffs.
Every Econ 101 student learns that tariff costs wind up just being passed onto consumers like an extra sales tax on the goods and services they purchase.
Trump has been told this by all the economists. Yet he gaslights us that somehow HIS tariffs will be an exception to the rules that govern all OTHER tariffs.
He doesn't know why or how, he just thinks he knows this. He gaslights further by continuing to assure us that "billions and billions of dollars are already pouring in" as a result of his tariffs.
But back here in the real world people still have to go shopping. They still have to open their wallets and purses and pay the person at the register and everytime they do it they can see that prices are going up...not coming down like Trump promised.
And the tariffs just took effect this week. The next set of inflation numbers...the post tariff numbers, are going to be grim.
Trump no doubt will gaslight us on that data as well. He might even go ahead and fire the people responsible for compiling those numbers too; but that's not going to lower prices any.
Eventually, many economists are predicting, Trump's economic malfeasance could lead our economy off a cliff straight into a 1929 style depression.
He'll no doubt attempt to gaslight his way out of accountability for that too. It's not like he can ever admit he's wrong about anything. He just spins...and lies...and spins more...and then lies more.
Recent polling though is indicating that all of Trump's gaslighting might be beginning to wear thin. People are beginning to realize that carnival barking and rhetoric isn't helping them pay their bills and/or find new jobs.
We very well may be reaching a tipping point where the vast majority of American voters, including many who previously voted for him, are starting to realize that Trump's empty gaslighting is not improving their lives at all.
A recent Fox survey showed just 44 percent of Americans support the President's handling of the economy, while a crushing 55 percent disapprove. Even more damaging, six out of 10 Americans point the finger directly at Trump for skyrocketing living costs, according to recent polling data.
Fox News delivers brutal breaking alert that will leave Trump furious
Fox News host Jon Scott has delivered a brutal blow to Donald Trump following a new poll which shows the majority of Americans disapprove of the President's economic policies
IRONY
What, specifically is ironic about Trump's tariflation and his high unemployment numbers?
