The disorienting nature of gaslighting.

[Dragonlady]

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that the authors of a recent New York Federal Reserve paper that found U.S. companies and consumers are shouldering most of the tariff burden should be “disciplined.”

In a CNBC interview, the National Economic Council director ripped the report, saying that central bank researchers ignored key aspects of how the duties worked and instead simply focused on prices. Hassett said the research also should have included the upward impact on wages and benefits that U.S. companies see by bringing more production onshore.

Hassett says authors of New York Fed tariff study should be disciplined: 'Worst paper I've ever seen'

The NEC director ripped the report, saying that central bank researchers ignored key aspects of how the duties worked

www.cnbc.com

The regime doesn't like what the report said. That doesn't make it wrong.

What makes Hassett's criticism of the Federal Reserve paper laughable is his assertion that the Fed needed to consider the impact of job creation and higher wages in determining the effect of the tariffs.

Given that manufacturing jobs have shown negative growth since Trump started his trade war, and investment in US manufacturing has DECLINED since that time, I certainly hope that the Fed took this into consideration.

Wages have gone up but have not kept pace with price increases.

• Wages vs. Costs: Analysis indicates that while U.S. wages rose by approximately 6.3% in the year following the tariff announcement, this was accompanied by a 7.1% increase in U.S. prices, resulting in a decline in real wages for many, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Trade and International Business: Research & Analysis | CSIS

Reciprocal tariffs, threats to global supply chains, and comparative manufacturing advantages have disrupted the established global trade system. CSIS scholars provide analysis and commentary on the international trading system and its institutions.

www.csis.org

There isn't a real economist in the world who thinks that Trump's tariffs are doing anything but harming the US economy.

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Kerry went to war in Vietnam, George stayed home and pretended to be a pilot in the ANG. So Kerry got swift boated, problem solved

Swift boating = telling the truth about his service

 

[struth]

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to clear the way for the dismissal of the criminal conviction of President Trump’s longtime adviser, Stephen K. Bannon. The court’s action came in response to a request from the Trump administration, which had asked the justices to help wipe out the conviction from Mr. Bannon’s record.

Mr. Bannon already served four months in prison as a result of his 2022 conviction for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He had asked the justices to intervene after an appeals court affirmed his conviction.

A dismissal would effectively wipe out Mr. Bannon’s conviction but have little practical effect since he has already served his sentence. It follows a pattern of Mr. Trump using the Justice Department to go after his perceived enemies and protect his allies by repeatedly granting clemency to supporters and pardoning rioters charged in connection with Jan. 6.

Todd Blanche, then the deputy attorney general, said in a previous statement that Mr. Bannon’s conviction was the result of an “improper” House subpoena and should be vacated.

“This department will continue to undo the prior administration’s weaponization of the justice system,” he said.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/06/us/trump-news#supreme-court-bannon-trump

The subpoena was issued by Congress, not the Biden admin.

Moreover, it's Orwellian for the trump regime to suggest it is undoing the weaponization of the prior admin's actions even as it weaponizes the DoJ in favor of friends and against enemies.

Undoing the damage done by the prior admins abuse of the office a demafascit weaponization of the DOJ is paramount to saving our democracy

 

[martybegan]

You've successfully been gaslighted. The regime needs to be reined in. Judges appointed by liberals and conservatives think so.

As we have seen in the past, Republicans have a habit of appointing disappointing judges, while the Dems make sure to only appoint SJW "team players"

Some District RINO judge is no better than some SJW moron district judge.

 

[Dragonlady]

The SCOTUS is righting an injustice. Sorry, your gaslighting projection of weaponizing the DOJ just doesn't work Bug. As for practical effect. This opens the door for a wrongful prosecution and imprisonment suit against the Biden DOJ and the resulting waste of taxpayer $$$$ by the democrats AGAIN.

The SC isn't "righting an injustice" an injustice, and is unlikely to overturn Bannon's valid conviction.

Bannon fought the Congressional subpoena on the grounds of "executive privilege" in court and he LOST, and that's because he was not a government official at the time, and there is no "executive privilege" for him.

The only people "weaponizing the DOJ" are Trump and is illegal and incompetent criminal administration. That's why ALL of the cases against Trump's "enemies" are being thrown out of court. The only crime these people have committed, is disagreeing with convicted felon in the White House.

 

[struth]

The SC isn't "righting an injustice" an injustice, and is unlikely to overturn Bannon's valid conviction.

Bannon fought the Congressional subpoena on the grounds of "executive privilege" in court and he LOST, and that's because he was not a government official at the time, and there is no "executive privilege" for him.

The only people "weaponizing the DOJ" are Trump and is illegal and incompetent criminal administration. That's why ALL of the cases against Trump's "enemies" are being thrown out of court. The only crime these people have committed, is disagreeing with convicted felon in the White House.

Americans rejected your claims, they saw the injustice and weaponization by your demafasict

That’s why they elected America’s Mandela, Trump…and he is righting that injustice created by your fascist tactics

 

[berg80]

The SCOTUS is righting an injustice.

 

[DonGlock26]

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to clear the way for the dismissal of the criminal conviction of President Trump’s longtime adviser, Stephen K. Bannon. The court’s action came in response to a request from the Trump administration, which had asked the justices to help wipe out the conviction from Mr. Bannon’s record.

Mr. Bannon already served four months in prison as a result of his 2022 conviction for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He had asked the justices to intervene after an appeals court affirmed his conviction.

A dismissal would effectively wipe out Mr. Bannon’s conviction but have little practical effect since he has already served his sentence. It follows a pattern of Mr. Trump using the Justice Department to go after his perceived enemies and protect his allies by repeatedly granting clemency to supporters and pardoning rioters charged in connection with Jan. 6.

Todd Blanche, then the deputy attorney general, said in a previous statement that Mr. Bannon’s conviction was the result of an “improper” House subpoena and should be vacated.

“This department will continue to undo the prior administration’s weaponization of the justice system,” he said.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/06/us/trump-news#supreme-court-bannon-trump

The subpoena was issued by Congress, not the Biden admin.

Moreover, it's Orwellian for the trump regime to suggest it is undoing the weaponization of the prior admin's actions even as it weaponizes the DoJ in favor of friends and against enemies.

Time for the lawfare Dems to pay a price for their treachery.

 

[westwall]

Time for the lawfare Dems to pay a price for their treachery.

A heavy price for their TREASON.

 

[berg80]

What makes Hassett's criticism of the Federal Reserve paper laughable is his assertion that the Fed needed to consider the impact of job creation and higher wages in determining the effect of the tariffs.

Given that manufacturing jobs have shown negative growth since Trump started his trade war, and investment in US manufacturing has DECLINED since that time, I certainly hope that the Fed took this into consideration.

Wages have gone up but have not kept pace with price increases.

• Wages vs. Costs: Analysis indicates that while U.S. wages rose by approximately 6.3% in the year following the tariff announcement, this was accompanied by a 7.1% increase in U.S. prices, resulting in a decline in real wages for many, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Trade and International Business: Research & Analysis | CSIS

Reciprocal tariffs, threats to global supply chains, and comparative manufacturing advantages have disrupted the established global trade system. CSIS scholars provide analysis and commentary on the international trading system and its institutions.

www.csis.org

There isn't a real economist in the world who thinks that Trump's tariffs are doing anything but harming the US economy.

Hassett has joined the ranks of the useful idiots populating trump's staff. He has that dear in the headlights look when he repeats the regime's lies. Like cultists do.

 

[berg80]

I looked at the so-called evidence, and there is none, whether or not he’s president.

On the contrary, the evidence of his guilt is overwhelming. Just one example, he absolutely broke the law in refusing to comply with a subpoena for the return of the classified docs in his possession. At the very least he would have been convicted on that charge.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Hassett has joined the ranks of the useful idiots populating trump's staff. He has that dear in the headlights look when he repeats the regime's lies. Like cultists do.

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Hassett has a "dear in the headlights" look?






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[berg80]

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote Tuesday morning on Truth Social.

“However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?” he wrote.

“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.”

Iran updates: Pakistan seeks 2-week pause after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die' if no deal by deadline

The near closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the war began has led to a historic oil supply shock, which quickly sent global energy prices soaring.

www.cnbc.com

Based on the new leadership's words and actions trump appears to have had another psychotic episode.

 

[Dragonlady]

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” Trump wrote Tuesday morning on Truth Social.

“However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?” he wrote.

“We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.”

Iran updates: Pakistan seeks 2-week pause after Trump warns 'whole civilization will die' if no deal by deadline

The near closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the war began has led to a historic oil supply shock, which quickly sent global energy prices soaring.

www.cnbc.com

Based on the new leadership's words and actions trump appears to have had another psychotic episode.

How is this fake news, pleasejustquit???? We have video of Trump saying these things.

The only one dishing out fake news is Trump's description of the Regime Change. He has exchanged a hardline totalitarian regime with one which is even more extreme than the one he had murdered.

Trump keeps saying that Iran's defenses have been "obliterated", but they keep shooting down your planes and attacking your allies. How can they do that when they've been "obliterated".

Also, if the ability of Iran to enrich uranium has been "obliterated", why do you have to worry about them getting nuclear weapons.

Nothing Trump says makes any logical sense at all. And still you think you're "winning".

 

[berg80]

In their brief, Trump’s lawyers applauded the lower appeals court for tossing the “excessive” judgment but asked the Court of Appeals to reverse the fraud finding and remove a ban that blocks Trump and his two eldest sons from serving as officers of a New York business for up to three years. The ban also prevents Trump and his business entities from applying for loans from any financial institution with a New York branch for three years.

The court, Trump lawyers wrote, should “put an end to this legally deficient case.”

They accused James, a Democrat, of targeting Trump for political purposes, writing that he was a victim of “unconstitutional selective enforcement.”

“The reason here was pure politics, as Attorney General James’s own statements make clear,” they wrote.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/donald-trump-civil-fraud-appeal-00864123

No, they don't. But it was very clear that trump was seeking vindictive prosecution against James when he instructed the former blonde sock puppet to get busy and start charging his enemies with crimes.

 

[Concerned American]

But it was very clear that trump was seeking vindictive prosecution against James when he instructed the former blonde sock puppet to get busy and start charging his enemies with crimes.

The law is not vindictive. She committed a crime and should be held accountable. Trump was the victim of political persecution when this poor excuse for a DA weaponized the justice system to, as she put it when she ran for office, GET TRUMP.

 

[Dragonlady]

The law is not vindictive. She committed a crime and should be held accountable. Trump was the victim of political persecution when this poor excuse for a DA weaponized the justice system to, as she put it when she ran for office, GET TRUMP.

Every lawyer running for AG in New York has campaigning on going after Trump for years because of his corrupt business practices but it was impossible to get access to his tax returns or his corporate records without "probable cause". With no whistleblowers until Michael Cohen, and a closely held family Corporation, it was impossible to get a search warrant.

Trump bragging about all of the politicians he was bribing didn't give enough probable cause for a warrant, because Trump would just say he was "joking", and without corroboration, no warrant.

Michael Cohen's co-operation gave prosecutors all of the probable cause they needed for the search warrants, and the evidence they needed for charges.

It's a really bad idea to throw your "fixer" in jail, and threaten his family. Again, Trump's DOJ arrested and prosecuted Cohen. And Cohen knew where all of the bodies were buried because Cohen was the guy with the shovel.

And once again, Trump's DOJ arrested, prosecuted and jailed Cohen. Democrats had NOTHING to do with it.

 

[berg80]

Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show​

The president also bought between $500,000 and $1 million worth of Nvidia stock one week before the Commerce Department officially approved the sale of some Nvidia chips to China, NOTUS reported.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle, in a statement to CNBC, said the president’s assets are held in a trust managed by his children.

“There are no conflicts of interest,” Ingle said in the statement. “President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public — which is why they overwhelmingly re-elected him to this office, despite years of lies and false accusations against him and his businesses from the fake news media.”

Presidents are not prohibited from holding or trading stocks while in office, but they are required to report their transactions.

Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show

Trump bought shares of Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Broadcom, Motorola and Dell worth millions, new ethics disclosure filings show.

www.cnbc.com

Blatant, in your face corruption being covered up by trump lackeys.

 

[JohnDB]

 

[j-mac]

Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show​

The president also bought between $500,000 and $1 million worth of Nvidia stock one week before the Commerce Department officially approved the sale of some Nvidia chips to China, NOTUS reported.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle, in a statement to CNBC, said the president’s assets are held in a trust managed by his children.

“There are no conflicts of interest,” Ingle said in the statement. “President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public — which is why they overwhelmingly re-elected him to this office, despite years of lies and false accusations against him and his businesses from the fake news media.”

Presidents are not prohibited from holding or trading stocks while in office, but they are required to report their transactions.

Trump went big on tech stocks in first quarter of 2026, new filings show

Trump bought shares of Amazon, Meta, Oracle, Broadcom, Motorola and Dell worth millions, new ethics disclosure filings show.

www.cnbc.com

Blatant, in your face corruption being covered up by trump lackeys.

So, when dems do that, it’s ok, nothing to see, right hack?