(08-29-2019, 06:27 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(08-28-2019, 11:20 PM)rollerjag Wrote: If journalists report on Trump relentlessly it's because he brings it on himself, either by  a Twitter barrage of [BLEEP], being a crook or incompetence. It's impossible to not report on him.

I have not seen any credible evidence regarding the part in bold.  The twitter stuff, yes I can agree on that, but I fail to see anything as far as "being a crook" or incompetence.  Quite frankly, I think that he is doing very well on the "trade war" with China.  Despite what is reported in the MSM, you don't see much regarding Apple moving production from China as well as other companies also leaving China.  Yes the tariffs cause immediate pain to some industries, but it hurts China more than it hurts us.

The thing is, the media for the most part is desperately trying to paint The President in a negative way by ignoring the positive things that he is doing.  They seem to concentrate more on his tweets rather than looking at the big picture.  He is basically playing them like a fiddle and most people don't realize it.

There is more to Trump than his trade war with China, and my conversations with area farmers and local reporting do not lead me to agree with the part in bold. His tax cuts helped no one I know, who are lower middle class economically. They are all still working multiple jobs with no pay raises since he took office.

But hey, if it was good for you, I guess it was good for the country, right?

As for his incompetence, we will have to wait and see. His past financial dealings are proof enough, but time will tell on his actions as POTUS. But he sure doesn't sound to me like a man who knows what he's talking about.

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