Lawrence: Donald Trump is proposing the ‘worst economic policy in U.S. history’

[@DavidJ222]

Question: What does Trump have in common with Herbert Hoover? Answer: They are the only 2 presidents to leave office with fewer jobs than when they came into office. And they were both Republicans. Trump left office with the worst jobs record since the great depression.

[@littlejerryseinfeld4168]

trump left office under the auspices that his cabinet and VP were stronlgy considering 26th amendmenting him because he launched a coup. I dont think that's brought up enough

[@ncampos210]

You forget about Chyyyynnnaaa!! COVID

[@mile_high_topher]

@@littlejerryseinfeld4168 Imagine if they had spines...

[@HoopsKevinski-2]

At the same time he spent the most. $8T in 4 years.

[@roughhabit9085]

Governments don’t create jobs although they can extinguish them by implementing lockdowns.

[@christophermartin5742]

When Donald points at his red hats and tells them he doesn’t care about them and just wants their votes- they clap and cheer like circus seals.

[@timradde4328]

They are indeed that ignorant not to even hear that and realize he means it.

[@DrNW6921]

They laugh and say “oh it’s Trump being Trump”…. Yes it is, cuz it’s literal, but they’re too stupid and ignorant to realize 😭😭☠️

[@HumanismIsSatanic-rt1gu]

😂 are you a grown man? What grown man needs a politician to care about them I don't need Donald Trump to care for me I need Donald Trump to do a good job as president. Have you ever thought about getting your testosterone levels checked.

[@sandrafisher9252]

"Stupid is as stupid does." (Forrest Gump, 1994)

[@middle_of_the_road]

Do you not do the same for democrat candidates?

[@jgrey8959]

Every U.S. President had previously been a Governor, Senator, Representative, or General, with two exceptions: Herbert Hoover and Donald Trump.

[@briank.bautch-sd3ze]

Yeah , they have the business background in common . But republicans ALWAYS say that a businessman could run the country better than a politician .

[@chelittle6433]

All business people are con artists and they can never be trusted or put in positions of government.

[@mile_high_topher]

@@briank.bautch-sd3ze Trump's a nepo baby, not a businessman.

[@HoopsKevinski.]

​@@mile_high_topherHe only got $400M from daddy, but got $2.5B of his $2.8B net worth (2016) from convicted Russia money launderer DeutscheBank. Skill!

[@DemoCATicMAN]

A scary thought indeed. I never wondered about the illogic of putting someone with zero experience in the big chair.

[@tomg6498]

Trump was a sour failure as a president. If sour milk goes bad i don't put it back in the fridge thinking it would get better.

[@Prometheus4096]

It is very good that Lawrence is talking about this. Because Trump did and said so many insane, unhinged, and criminal things, this is getting little coverage. If Trump was a normal candidate, then Trump wanting to replace income tax with a sales tax would be absolutely huge news. And instantly campaign ending.

[@jancerny8109]

Yeah, a guy who managed to steer three casinos into bankruptcy knows just what to do to keep America’s economy humming along.

[@edithwillis6366]

Just a reminder, those who choose to ignore the lessons of history condemn themselves to relive it.

[@tr738]

That’s why they’re cheering for the Hitler wannabe

[@lawsonj39]

And not only themselves, unfortunately.

[@mikereseigh]

Yeah like America first coming back again.

[@BrianValley-me6bg]

Worst idea yet from the worst president ever.

[@bobs182]

Herbert Hoover was the last businessman to be president.

[@RandomAmerican3000]

He was better than what we currently have.

[@Ruth-Ann-tw8hc]

​@@RandomAmerican3000 that's your opinion.😂😂😂

[@Car_Mo]

@@RandomAmerican3000 Better than who? The one who made the depression great or the one who is trying to repeat the great depression?

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

@@RandomAmerican3000you sound like a profoundly stupid person judging by your comments here.

[@JoyJonas]

Biden and his proxies need to clearly explain this to the American people in a very easy to understand way.

[@TheSimidog]

Because the people who need to know won't be tuning in.

[@mikee2923]

Biden can barely speak let alone explain anything.

[@CCR971]

620,000 of his cult bought the fool's DJT stock. They're all finding out what happens to your life savings when you trust a lying fraud! 😂

[@kiwicol7383]

What would you use crayon 🖍️ 😂😂 even that might not be simple enough

[@catherinedeboer3238]

@@kiwicol7383 No, a Sharpie, as he did to change the course of a hurricane. How did that work out?

[@darrellrees4371]

Why would anyone in their right mind suppose that DJT knows anything about economics? The dude can just barely read.

[@bchristian85]

Most people think DJT knows more about medicine than the doctors, the economy than economists, and Christianity than Jesus Christ himself.

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

The dude makes up numbers on the spot and expects them to just stick.

[@pestilentruth2164]

But he doesn't need a teleprompter.

[@timradde4328]

Barely?

[@Noreb]

@@pestilentruth2164 he literally cannot function without a teleprompter.

[@volrath77]

I'm not an American but even I've heard and read about the Smoot-Hawley Act and how bad it was. If Americans themselves do not know about this, I shudder to think about the level of education among Trump supporters.

[@sirkitt1]

That level of education is in the minus scale. Willful ignorance, inherent stupidity and with no curiosity to question the drivel IQ45 spews

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

It’s a long term tactic by the Republicans to dumb down Americans. It’s working, unfortunately.

[@btzimmer]

Vol, I'm an American and you are spot on. I break out in a cold sweat thinking about the same thing.

[@catherinedeboer3238]

Trump has said that he loves the uneducated. Unfortunately, the MAGA crowd also votes for him.

[@alfredgeorge3186]

The average trump supporter dropped out of school at the third grade....

[@richsims6870]

With trump's 30 + felonies he should be serving time and not ruining for president. This how dysfunctional the current gop is.

[@AngelaGarcia-b6r]

This is unbelievable a convict running for president and the some idiots back this shameless crap 😡😤💙💙💙💙✅✅✅

[@ebroskie]

We need billboards saying "YOU PAY THE TARIFFS of DJT NOT CHINA". PUTIN couldn't pick a better economic policy to injure our country.

[@hezekiahbeatriceamish2263]

Save your money, bc they won't believe it.

[@RideDaWave808]

Who pays your sales tax. And income tax? China?

[@Noreb]

@@RideDaWave808 so you want to pay more with every purchase?.. because china?..

[@mynameisworld]

Yes. I would donate to the fund for these billboards! They need to be displayed throughout every Republican district in the country!

[@Justthe_facts]

​@@hezekiahbeatriceamish2263Does it hurt when you think and breathe at the same time, traitor?

[@goodstufffromdavidpaul2246]

Trump has 6 bankruptcies to his "credit" (pun intended) that sums up his business skills.

[@telebubba5527]

Why was the pun not intended? I would have left out the 'no' bit.

[@davemichael6994]

Just make the rent payment for your mobile home on time this month, okay big shot?

[@goodstufffromdavidpaul2246]

@@davemichael6994 Thanks, we have a nice residence for rent for you in addition to our primary home (if your credit holds up)...or do you squat?

[@bobgreene2892]

​​​@@davemichael6994 As usual for Trumpers, if you cannot refute the facts about Trump, you try to bite everybody around you who brings them up. As you might eventually note, Trump's record of incompetence will not disappear. Trump is a Renaissance man of profound ignorance, as he insists on demonstrating daily.

[@easyenetwork2023]

And none of them were strategic, they were all because of mismanagement.

[@Kat-y8j4b]

I love MSNBC! Not only do they deliver the facts, but they also put things into perspective by drawing comparisons to historical events helping understand the bigger picture.

[@amercanmade2685]

And that is why their ratings are falling like a stone? Have you seen how many leftest so called media houses are doing mass layoffs because they are losing viewers? The only thing keeping CNN afloat is the contracts they signed a decades back with airports world wide. Doubt me then look at the ratings yourselves Even the Washington Compost is laying off a lot of their staff since they are having a hard time paying them. NPR is also facing hard finance times and it is about to get a lot worse when congress cuts its funding by 50%.

[@johnlimpkin]

LOL You are literally insane

[@kortyEdna825]

The only American who won't acknowledge this Administration's failed economic policies is Joe Biden. "Shrink-flation' is the least of our worries compared to rising rents and stagnant wages, but it is an undeniable indicator of how bad our inflation has gotten. I have $100k that i like to invest in a non-retirement account, any advice on that?

[@Justinmeyer1000]

I would avoid index funds, mutual funds, and specific stocks for the time being. Right now, the best option is a fixed income of five percent. Put money aside for the times when the market really starts to bounce back.

[@brucemichelle5689.]

45% of Americans do not invest in the stock market because of lack of guidance. Every year you don't invest, you are falling behind. I’m hitting numbers in the stock market I used to dream of… Going from $50k to $600k in my portfolio is surreal all thanks to insights from my financial advisor.

[@PatrickFitzgerald-cx6io]

Your adviser must be really good, I hope it's okay to inquire if you're still collaborating with the same adviser and how I can get in touch with them?

[@brucemichelle5689.]

She goes by ‘’Aileen Gertrude Tippy’ I suggest you look her up. To be honest, I almost didn't buy the idea of letting someone handle growing my finance, but so glad I did

[@PatrickFitzgerald-cx6io]

Thank you! I entered her full name into my browser, and her website came out on top. I filled her form and i hope she gets back to me soon.

[@bobbrown8661]

He did bankrupt his own casino, economics isnt exactly his strong point. The house always wins, except for Donalds house.

[@justinc6771]

Laundering money for the Russian mob isn't cheap!

[@mattlepird8241]

The fact he bankrupted a casino is just funny! Thats an incredibly hard thing to do!

[@davidmckendry7684]

Nope, he did it 3 times. 😂😂😂

[@musicloverme3993]

@@mattlepird8241 Even with all his "savings" from stiffing contractors!

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@mattlepird82415 of them I think.

[@Mike-li5yq]

This would have to be the worst case of economic bastardry ever proposed.

[@delir.6488]

Mr O’Donnell, you are the best reporter.

[@andrewcrowder4958]

A couple of immediate effects: 1) WalMart would go out of business. 2) Every country on earth would instantly levy tariffs on U.S. products. 3) Food prices would double

[@HeinzGuderian_]

1) I see no problem with this. 2) Every country already levies tariffs on US made products. All of them do, and at higher rates than we do their's. 3) Food already doubled.

[@youraveragecrustycontrolle2400]

@@HeinzGuderian_ Bro do you know how many people walmart employs in the US?

[@HeinzGuderian_]

@@youraveragecrustycontrolle2400 nope, and I don't care. What does that have to do with anything?

[@sandrapemberton6803]

@@HeinzGuderian_just curious ….where did you get your degree in economics ?

[@HeinzGuderian_]

@@sandrapemberton6803 I don't need a degree in economics to know that every country on Earth levies tariffs on imported goods. Do you know what the tariffs are on US goods in Europe and Asia? Much higher than the average 1.52% US Tariff on imports. They average 20%. They seem to be doing quite well, considering they have a trade surplus with the US. In addition to tariffs on US made goods, they also impose a special VAT to things like cars and trucks...As much as 180% in some countries. The Left screams about how great European economies are, but want to ignore the near bans on imports in those countries, simply by making imported goods out of reach for the average consumer. I'd love for trade to be "free", but until every country signs on and actually does it, it's a pipedream.

[@davidhouston4810]

Hopefully, your History lesson will educate some Americans, though the MAGA Cult will never listen. But I thank you Mr O'Donnell, for trying to bring Economic Reality to the Discussion.

[@jeanetteskrobarcek8627]

The fact that trump said he wanted to destroy the Constitution, the Economy, and the Democracy...shows what he cares about.

[@micheleconner5083]

He just flat out wants to destroy the country!

[@kooale]

And maga brains sleep through all such issues when they're not chuckling through his god awful vaudeville act high as children on the white sugar of his act's verbal kool-aid, cruelty & buffoonery

[@mb9326]

We don't have a democracy, we have a republic.

[@donkeeton7897]

Exactly 💯 percent with you on this.

[@victoriabarclay3556]

in bad times, the rich get richer.

[@starradelowokan7843]

To replace our tax code with tariffs is a new level of stupid

[@littlejerryseinfeld4168]

the way the media just casually talks about it is an added layer to this that makes it so frustrating, because proof of their malpractice is the fact that this is going to be our lives for 5 for months

[@johnbrattan9341]

Walmart will go bankrupt. Were most of the Trumpers buy their crap.

[@annakingry9157]

He has never figured out that WE pay the tariffs.

[@middle_of_the_road]

Its just switching how we collect taxes. It would be implementation of a sales tax instead of an income tax. Which is beneficial to you as you need income you do not always need to buy something. The problem with this is we would have to start executing business differently. We would make our country a business instead of a state. It would work but to much would have to change for it to.

[@mikecaetano]

It would be raising taxes on the poor who do need to buy things and cutting taxes on billionaires who do not. So no wonder chumps like it so much!

[@richietwoshoes9531]

Lawrence , you are the voice of of knowledge and wisdom and deliver it with calm and clarity ❤, your my favorite

[@Rune3D]

This is what happens when you elect a guy who filed his businesses for bankruptcy... FOUR times or more. Truly a great businessman!

[@annakingry9157]

6 times.

[@stanbyme7874]

SIX. Over 7000 Lawsuits. Cheated on all wives. "Poisoned the blood of Americans" with 2 wives/4 kids. Yeah. That’s what America has become. We are taking it back, WITHOUT violence, Nov 2024🗳️💙He will be finally facing Karma.

[@torre3964]

Never released his taxes. We now know he had plenty to hide.

[@davemichael6994]

What a bold comment made from your moms rented mobile home. Face it, Trump could buy your entire extended family with the spare change in his night stand.

[@jhovaj9497]

@@annakingry9157 ALL you know is what the television tells you.

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

President Biden is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my entire life.

[@youturd55]

Say that to the parents of children killed by illegals you looney

[@pestilentruth2164]

LOL

[@anapopovic1303]

Totally agree!💙💙💙

[@petermontalbano3910]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@abbersj2935]

@@pestilentruth2164 Thanks comrade.

[@boonnathan]

Just keep on reminding the people of Donald’s bankruptcies ! He is a loser.

[@Illisil]

People are conserned with the condition of states run by democrats. New York and California for starters. Many people who support Trump are in fact not voting for him, they're voting against democrats

[@davemichael6994]

.....As you type from your rented mobile home.

[@MrGchild14]

@@davemichael6994maybe but the facts still show Trump is a loser.

[@BigO44716]

​@@davemichael6994👈 jealous

[@davelindstrom6005]

@@davemichael6994 - At lease he's HOUSED... ChumpyDump would have us all homeless!

[@nexussystems-bv5xo]

tarrif are basically a permanent sales tax surge charge at the federal level for poor people

[@thomasa8814]

Never get tired of LOD calling Trump stupid

[@brucenator]

Lawrence, I know you don't have time to read the comments on these video clips posted by MSNBC, but you're my Walter Cronkite.

[@joeblog2672]

"And that's the way it is for this (millennium)"

[@alfredgeorge3186]

Walter Cronkite... "The most trusted man in America..." I agree....Lawrence is right there along with Cronkite.

[@Kansas53189]

Nobody ever accused Trump of being intelligent!

[@tr738]

Except for Trump. He thinks he’s a stable genius. Did you hear he passed a cognitive test twice?

[@candiceazzara8877]

Biden is ill.

[@lynnrunningdeerB4]

It did when it said it had the best words🤤😅.

[@peter-l8c]

Trump and his Flying Monkeys gotta be retired... WE the VOTERS, can Send these People Packing..

[@terryoquinn8199]

And nobody ever will either !

[@JR-pr8jb]

Trump thinks sharks hang around electric boats waiting for them to sink from their weight.

[@michelleisaacson6069]

Aaaaaaahahahahaa...this is an excellent comment!! 😅😅

[@Foolish188]

Trump is afraid that his weight will sink a boat.

[@Seriouslydave]

i wonder if he thinks the noise from speedboats causes cancer and the fish get killed bigly by the propeller

[@SteveTunder]

Naw...you are confusing TRUMP with congressman Hank Johnson who said that Guam might sink because of all the military activity.

[@derricklee3319]

😂😂😂

[@brucenator]

Perfect example of the axiom: those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

[@joep5815]

No ex president in americas history ever been mentioned as much, it's ridiculous. Lock him up and get a life.

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

I agree with the first part but I don’t understand the end. Lock him up already and everyone move on with life? Or do you mean something else?

[@HHSGDFootballJPD]

1) There's generally been an unwritten code that the most recent ex-president doesn't critique the current one because they know how difficult the decisions can be. That's generally led to most ex-presidents retiring out of the spotlight. 2) It's the first time the ex-president has ran in an election since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 and the first time a losing ex-president ran since Grover Cleveland in 1896.

[@Car_Mo]

@@HHSGDFootballJPD Trump is bad with codes, they're to complicated. He does things his own way, it's more amazing and more greater. Also, history is boring, Trump likes to make modern mistakes, it's great and amazing.

[@michaelcondron1304]

Wow. As a high-schooler in CANADA in civics class back in 1984ish we learned about the disaster of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act. It would be laughable if it wasn't so possibly tragic.

[@stephentilliets7983]

I bet most people have no idea what took place back then. You need to repeat this all through the day, every day. This could be a game changer for those still on the fence who to vote for. The public needs to know.

[@danieldurand9440]

Sir you are my favorite.thanks for your hard work its sad i got friends (maga) they say im decieved i give up theyll follow him over the cliff willn to take all the rest of us with him.we gotta somehow vote him out and the supreme court evil

[@KanadianRaven]

In essence tariffs are an excessive tax on the poor.

[@rtyler1869]

He does not care about the poor. Neither does his wealthy backers.

[@fiolds350]

Lol. Look how much they take out of your paycheck if you make one

[@rtyler1869]

@@fiolds350 tariffs are not like an income tax which is directly paid. Tariffs are applied as a form of sales tax. They are indirect. You do not even know how much you pay. It is great if personal income taxes are cut. But when tariffs push up the cost of everything by 10-15% you find suddenly you small tax break does not go far enough to cover the cost of the price increases

[@Dont.Call.Me.Tall.]

How much "stupidity" can America take before they vote out every member of MAGA?

[@bchristian85]

It's all about the culture war. Most Republican voters vote Republican because of the culture war. They are forced to defend the bad economic policies and they are happy to do it because of the culture war.

[@timradde4328]

Obviously more than would be expected.

[@kurks001]

I've sure had enough!

[@marcboss6]

Americans are profoundly ignorant about most issues. I have zero faith in their ability to discern stuff like this.

[@tonyserratore9018]

Very well said

[@scottflick5758]

Thank you Lawrence. A big shout out from Medford Oregon.

[@ErikWerlin]

Those who don't study history are doomed to repeat it.

[@rossmacintosh5652]

Trump knows voters don't understand tariffs because he doesn't really understand them either. What he does correctly understand is that if you tell voters that you'll eliminate income tax, they'll like that idea & vote for you. "Eliminating income taxes" will be the only part they'll hear or care about.

[@Mistmantle88]

Lemme fix that…if TRUMP tells his voters he will eliminate income taxes, SOME of his voters will be stupid enough to believe him. Not most of them, and certainly none of Biden’s voters.

[@johnviktora6014]

Your program is ALWAYS worthwhile. Thank you, Lawrence.

[@rdhawke]

“Those who forget their past are doomed to repeat it.” ‘Nuf said.

[@geegaw1535]

That's why trump said he loves the uneducated. Do your own research. VOTE BLUE VOTE Joe Biden 💙

[@alanakafang6143]

You should quote the whole paragraph that one line came from, rather then misuse it out of context

[@tonyd7832]

Who fell for Russia ~ Russia lolol baaaaaaa sheep

[@Noreb]

@@tonyd7832 ...you did.. because it was repeatedly proven..

[@marthamartha3222]

❤❤

[@joanfrellburg4901]

Moreover he loves a dancer that accepts hush money.

[@Squirrellyone]

Banning abortion travel?? WTH?! What country are we living in? 🤬

[@Squirrellyone]

Is THIS the America you want to live in??!

[@meghan42]

@@Squirrellyone absolutely not.

[@Squirrellyone]

@@meghan42 Me either!

[@pamelaweber1286]

😮trump land😮 I'm voting BLUE 2024 🙏

[@Squirrellyone]

@@pamelaweber1286 meeeeee tooo! 💙🇺🇸😎💯🌊🌊🌊🌊

[@aubreyleonae4108]

He lied about tariffs and now doubles down on ignorance.

[@CarlGerhardt1]

Biden has kept a lot of Trump's tariffs.

[@JR-pr8jb]

Everybody hates high prices, and that's Trump's only economic proposal.

[@RogerLanning-zs4kh]

How stupid can you be. Can't you see what Biden has done to our economy? What a looser.

[@jenniferaddison3829]

He must be stopped!

[@herballycorrect]

Life was better under Trump and that's why he will be our next president. It's pretty simple now isn't it?

[@hrma6313]

@@herballycorrect is a troll , don't answer.

[@brendansparks1511]

@@herballycorrect "pretty simple now isn't it?" Yes, so is tRump and his supporters.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

Vote blue

[@thetraveler2224]

​@@herballycorrectDid forget what is was like 4 years ago? Trump walked into a good economy and made it worse.

[@Mickju]

As if we needed another reason not to vote for Trump.

[@Swansong-recorders]

Agreed 💯%👍

[@ewelina8b]

Agreed 💙🇺🇸

[@justjoshin2825]

So what are you saying we have to reelect the incompetent incumbent improvident lackwits? as if they are implementing the best economic policy? The gaslighting and grifting has begun. Open wide, smell, taste, chew and swallow. The spoonfed horse crap from the NBC communist network. Do you like it? How good does it taste?

[@moisesvargas3393]

2 millions of American citizens died due his carelessness during the pandemic disease COVID 19

[@barbarasmith217]

If you knew why, you would see differently.​@@moisesvargas3393

[@JavaJunky]

A failed businessman determining national economic policies ... what could possibly go wrong? 🙄

[@me109cito5]

I know, huh!🤔 🤣

[@jhovaj9497]

@@me109cito5 A 80 year old man with dementia determining national economic policies ... what could possibly go wrong? 🙂

[@CHRISBROGAN-ce2wn]

yeah building a empire is horrible business

[@awp1958]

​@CHRISBROGAN-ce2wn House of cards empire. His list of failed businesses speak for themselves.

[@StevenLubick]

Too much could happen.

[@jennesont4791]

I love it when you apply historical precedents to your stories.

[@konradyearwood5845]

The problem is MAGA is all about the man and never about the message.

[@katherinea.rodgers8366]

It is hard to believe that these magas are so stupid!!

[@meghan42]

And the man stinks!

[@fowlerja]

The problem with Bidenomics is: Overall, prices increased almost 20 PERCENT during Joe Biden’s term! Has your paycheck increased by 20%? Inflation is not diminishing in 2024. Not good. Average credit card rate - 24.37%, HIGHEST RATE IN 80 YEARS. ( 48% increase since Joe took office). Blomberg reported that the average FICO credit score declined for the first time in a decade. Home interest rates have increased dramatically to 7.88%. (MAY 2024) ( 297%) INCREASE since Joe took office). 2023 - the worst year ever for housing affordability. US mortgage applications for home purchases fell in April 2024, nearing its lowest level since 1995. (29 years ago). Today we report that for at least 40% of Americans - up from 27% just two years ago - the American Dream is dead and buried and has been replaced with the American nightmare: renting for life. (Zerohedge.com) (April 2024). The typical home price has risen 42% in the past three years,” says NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. I live with my parents - cannot afford a house. The average new car interest rate in May 2024 was 7.91% for a 60-month loan. (89% INCREASE since Joe took office). The rates of Americans behind on auto loan and credit card bills continue to rise - in fact, both are at the highest levels in more than 10 years.

[@xelamercedes]

A MAGAt Replied to a Comment I made in a different thread by "reminding" me that during Trump's presidency, unemployment was the lowest it has been in American history. I've run out of patience. I just shook my head and scrolled on.

[@konradyearwood5845]

@@xelamercedes not only is their rampant stupidity a source of frustration, they just seem to revel in it. Maybe that is their tactical strength - provoke those who are reasonable because they know that we care for others than just ourselves and we will waste our time, energy and resources trying to convince them and bring them along. You almost want them to have their second term of Trump so that they will be subjected to a very harsh lesson but we know the cost to everyone would be unbearable. And there we go again...

[@Noreb]

trump cultist: biden destroyed the economy! trump: i want to increase the cost of everything you buy by 85% minimum. trump cultists: HES A GENIUS!

[@timradde4328]

THey are that ignorant. Thus why he refers to them as "the less educated".

[@MachoLife585]

biden destroyed the economy and country ! 100 % agree with you on that 💯💯

[@seankennedy8945]

Well Biden did destroy great economy that Trump created

[@HumanismIsSatanic-rt1gu]

😂 the people who mutilate and crossdress their children are calling normal people cult members😂 Donald Trump did a great job as President Joe Biden took the title from Barack Obama as the worst president in the history of the United States. Watch this everybody. I challenge you to a debate over who the better president was Donald Trump or Joe Biden do you accept my challenge. We both know you will not accept my challenge rather you're shivering in your invisible safe space hoping it all goes away.

[@Martin-dk9wv]

Biden, I have increased the cost of everything you buy by 85%, yeah I did that, the man is a genius.

[@JR-pr8jb]

Tariffs and sales taxes generally hurt everyone, although not so much if you're a billionaire.

[@ShawnMicheldeMontaigne]

You cannot be a Trump supporter AND a moral human being.

[@alanakafang6143]

You can't be a Democrat and be Intelligent either

[@innerklnklansklansnklan]

Amen to that! Trump effectively is leading us to a trade war against the rest of the world. But this time, it is worse than in 1930s (almost 100 years ago).

[@innerklnklansklansnklan]

No wonder France's President Emmanuel Macron is calling on the European Union to increase its global competitiveness and to stop relying on US economic support.

[@roughhabit9085]

“Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilised the man , the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and wrong.” -Mencken

[@fowlerja]

You cannot be a Biden supporter without noting his advancing dementia.

[@bonnie43uk]

Taxes pay for the upkeep of society to ensure things get done. Trump has no idea why taxes are essential to any thriving society.

[@annakingry9157]

He just knows that the rich don't want to pay their fair taxes, and they are the ones financing him for another 2T dollar tax cut.

[@nomenclature9373]

His idea would hurt red states more than blue states once the revenue from Calif. & NY used to prop up poor red states disappears.

[@davemichael6994]

Ever hear of a society taxed into prosperity? Me neither.

[@bonnie43uk]

@@davemichael6994 Yes, Sweden tax rate is massive, the richest pay the most, and they are a very prosperous nation, as indeed are other Scandinavian countries.

[@keithhigh7773]

Brit here. Look at any prosperous European country and you will find: High quality public services Decent infrastructure Good pensions and care for seniors Good pay for those in employment All paid for by high taxes on both employers and employees. If you want to avoid taxing the rich, and have low taxes for the middle and lower classes, poor public services, crumbling infrastructure and poor pensions must follow. They are not mutually exclusive as any decent economist will tell you.

[@diligentmindz]

I laugh every time you start speaking! I know it will ALWAYS be an edifying revelation. Love it!

[@davemichael6994]

That's because you're simple minded. In other words, a democrat

[@mikes2381]

Take from those who have not. Of course! Why haven't we been doing this the whole time! /S

[@Chris.Davies]

One thing we can say for sure: if it is an idea which comes from Trump's mouth - it is purest stupidity.

[@davemichael6994]

Yes, Ideas...something Joe's never had.

[@CraftyGrandmaDem]

@@davemichael6994 President Biden has a lot of GREAT ideas and his actually work. If you haven't heard his State of the Union address you should. He has many more ideas to help the regular American people. And I can't wait. Vote Biden/Blue all the way down the ballot. Save our democracy.

[@Car_Mo]

Don't forget lies. As soon as he opens his mouth and starts to talk ... lies, lies, lies, lies, lies

[@jamesdavis8835]

Biden's doing right but all the wrong ways,,, and if you did votedfor Joe Biden aren't you proud of yourself !

[@68Tboy]

@Chris.Davies I can think of 3.4 billion reasons why some of Trumps ideas were pretty good 😊

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

So, in a way you COULD call this "Recycled Stupid"...?

[@MrMisuma]

The people who needs to listen to this, are sadly not watching MSNBC.

[@fragout9575]

Yeah they are, they just don't care.....

[@Moonewitch]

Moderate & Independent voters will understand the message. It'll always be lost on Maga morons.

[@akheem7515]

They’re being brainwashed by Fox.

[@xelamercedes]

Actually some of them are here but they don't believe what they hear -- as evidenced by the trolling and insulting and lying they do in the Comments.

[@herballycorrect]

Life was better under Trump and that's why he will be our next president. It's pretty simple now isn't it?

[@JjJj-sr6yp]

And trump the traitor will say it’s the best thing ever and his supporters will blindly believe his lies

[@hezekiahbeatriceamish2263]

A former friend told me, "things were better under Trump. Everything is so expensive now." I explained Trump's tarrifs to her, and how it affected the cost of imports/goods. She got upset, reiterated her point and said "that's why I don't like discussing politics with people". Moral of the story: His supporters are committed to believing the lie.

[@Noreb]

i have yet to hear any of them articulate how he would have fixed the economy that biden was left...

[@joeblog2672]

Your former friend also fails to realize that it was Trump's asinine spending that got us into this prolonged inflation that Biden is finally starting to get control over. Biden didn't start this. He has encountered incredulous resistance from soulless sycophants pledged to the orange menace. Not much you can do for people who can't break out of the orange cult.

[@archer-f]

This is why economics should be a required course in high school.

[@seankennedy8945]

If it were, conservative govt would win 95% of the votes ;)

[@bonnie43uk]

Trumps own teacher said he was the dumbest student he'd ever known.

[@innerklnklansklansnklan]

@@bonnie43uk I'd like to see that video.🤣

[@bonnie43uk]

@@innerklnklansklansnklan I'd love to see Donald Trump's college report, i think he must have burnt it so no one could ever see how dumb he actually is.

[@innerklnklansklansnklan]

Let's not forget American History and World History too. The Romans have disappeared from history as a people because of corporate greed with money.

[@JRBOwnsall]

VOTE TRUE & BLUE to avoid TARIFFS, STAGFLATIONS, AND ANYTHING ELSE SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR MONEY!!! 💙💵💙

[@herballycorrect]

Life was better under Trump and that's why he will be our next president. It's pretty simple now isn't it?

[@brendansparks1511]

@@herballycorrect "pretty simple now isn't it?" No but you are!

[@hrma6313]

@@brendansparks1511 He's a troll, copy-pastes the same sentence all over, don't reply

[@brendansparks1511]

@@hrma6313 Thanks for that, there's no doubt he is a troll.

[@JRBOwnsall]

@@herballycorrect Yeah... Life is great when you're living during a virus.

[@RobyTony-ii3xk]

Man Every time he opens his mouth he lies

[@sandrafisher9252]

Sadly, he shows his ignorance and dementia as well. He is Herbert Hoover 2.0.

[@HumanismIsSatanic-rt1gu]

Who you talking about Joe Biden Barack Obama or the host of MSNBC. The only time the radical left tells the truth is when they're being dishonest. Joey instinctively lies he doesn't know how to tell the truth. Somebody asked him what time it was he probably lie about the time for no other reason but he instinctively has to lie. I just hope all of this is a lesson to the rest of the first world, open your borders to the fifth world get today's Democratic party and become a fifth world banana Republic

[@RobyTony-ii3xk]

@@sandrafisher9252 Man U are really Good, Yes I totally agree with U

[@PriscillaRobb]

He would get sick if he couldn’t lie.

[@RobyTony-ii3xk]

@@PriscillaRobb True, also the whole Repub..... par...ty

[@GSJoey]

That is the stupidest economic plan I have ever heard of. Where did this idea come from? It's dumb enough to come from Trump, but I dont think he has thoughts about anything. Other than TV ratings.

[@janwoodward7360]

And his hair!

[@TimAtkinson-qs6sv]

True. I think he takes marching orders from people like Steve Bannon!!!

[@CarlGerhardt1]

High tariffs were America's main economic policy for over 100 years and it worked tremendously well in building the middle class.

[@karldeweese8501]

@@CarlGerhardt1 Correct, instead of teaching history, now students are ignorant of our form of self rule.

[@micktully7228]

Please keep these invaluable history lessons coming. History doesn’t lie!

[@robynsegg]

We learned this in high school. I didn't pay attention then... But I'm paying attention NOW!

[@jimdoe3288]

I learned in school about Robert Byrd did you 😂.

[@michaelmarlow6610]

That whole “we need a businessman in the White House” was one of the worst ideas to ever take hold

[@catherinedeboer3238]

Actually, it may not be. What the country didn't need was a failed, purported businessman with multiple bankruptcies. Heck, he even managed to bankrupt a casino.

[@tabularasa0606]

@@catherinedeboer3238 Countries are not businesses. They don't function is the same way.

[@ronaldking1054]

@@catherinedeboer3238 Herbert Hoover was also a businessman. He's the other guy who thought tariffs were awesome.

[@DSilverwood]

Remember that he has been convicted of business fraud and is well known for not paying his bills

[@robertblaney5033]

It’s like saying I don’t want a doctor to do my heart surgery, I want a businessman 🤪

[@triplec8375]

And tariffs disproportionally affect middle and lower class citizens.

[@Mike-li5yq]

It also adds to inflation, higher costs and higher interest rates.

[@DemoCATicMAN]

Right where he/they want to put the hurt, on us little people, the 99%.

[@TheSimidog]

They don't matter to Trump. He's running on behalf and funded by the billionaires.

[@kennethw.ratcliff250]

That's what happened the last time Trump was in office. His tax cuts for the rich affected the middle class and the poor. If it wasn't for Joe Biden and the Democrats, we would all probably be standing in soup lines by now. I ain't voting for no Hoover ghosted Trump and his Republicans. Thank you again, LOD. That economic history lesson was proliceless.😂😂😂😢😢😢

[@amercanmade2685]

Only if there is not a product to replace the imports. And I trust American Business to step up and provide American Made products. why you have something against America or American Products ??

[@lyudmillawasright.]

They don't call him "IQ 45" for nothing 😂

[@davidduarte4840]

IQ45 is accurate, it fits so well.

[@herballycorrect]

Life was better under Trump and that's why he will be our next president. It's pretty simple now isn't it?

[@lyudmillawasright.]

@@herballycorrect 1.5 million dead from covid...yeah, we did super double good..🙄

[@lyudmillawasright.]

@@herballycorrect 1.5 million people dead from covid, yeah, he was a real gem

[@padgedunbar9400]

​​@@herballycorrectThe "pretty simple" part I agree with. The rest, not so much. Well, not at all actually.

[@dhmalcolm]

May God help this country.

[@markpalmer7832]

Americans today, can't remember last week.

[@CarlGerhardt1]

Dementia Joe can't remember anything.

[@rtyler1869]

Actually I would think that would have a hard time remembering yesterday

[@captainLoknar]

You mean you can't remember Obama bombed more kids than any administration since the 60s and Pelosi printed 5-6 trillion to give to her husband's stock option companies and called it the CARES act? Then I agree ^___^

[@hyperionlink]

All the leaded gas and paint they used to use hasn't helped.

[@dschloeder1]

Apparently they also don’t remember that our last stagflation was under Jimmy Carter. Not to excuse Trump but the Democrats don’t have clean hands either

[@maryloulindquist7453]

THANK YOU LAWRENCE !!!!!!! I did not know this.

[@evangiles4403]

That's why you have to read and read a wide assortment of books I knew about Smoot Hawley at 16 because I liked reading about history and I'm australian and they didn't teach me anything about it in school either

[@lancealot787]

But a businessman that can bankrupt 3 casinos knows better

[@annakingry9157]

He went bankrupt 6 times, and went bust on everything he ever ran.

[@tr738]

And is the process of tanking Truth Social. You would think some of them have money in that and should be realizing they have been duped, but no the lemmings are willing to follow their leader off the cliff.

[@reuben.x.herrera1930]

How do you bankrupt a casino?

[@svenm4740]

@@reuben.x.herrera1930 That is the question of the century. Bankrupting your money printing machine should not be possible, right?

[@Ian_sothejokeworks]

​@@reuben.x.herrera1930You decide people are there for the lobby, so you plate the whole thing in gold, at the cost of rooms and gaming.

[@kyotosal]

Raising tariffs in a depression is obviously stupid.

[@jonhilderbrand4615]

If I _hated_ this country, I would eagerly vote for Donald Trump.

[@brendansparks1511]

Perhaps you had Putin in mind?

[@hectors.sanchez23]

ha ha ha stupidity arise.

[@davemichael6994]

You do hate this country.

[@Maelstromme]

@@davemichael6994If you hate the middle class and poor you hate this country. America can’t prosper unless they prosper. No more Reaganomics.

[@jonhilderbrand4615]

@@davemichael6994 Perhaps you misunderstood me. Let me say it another way: Since I _don't_ hate this country (the US), I will not vote for Donald Trump.

[@DavidJ222]

The US economy has performed better when the president of the United States is a Democrat rather than a Republican, almost regardless of how one measures performance…The superiority of economic performance under Democrats rather than Republicans is nearly ubiquitous: it holds almost regardless of how you define success. By many measures, the performance gap is startlingly large. (Blinder and Watson 2016) --The Economic Policy Institute, April 2, 2024.

[@petermontalbano3910]

EPI = Liberal think tank😂

[@Noreb]

@@petermontalbano3910 i mean, he could quote donald trump who said the same thing if you prefer..

[@daleviker5884]

Any competent person can manipulate statistics to show anything they want - which is why the old saying "there are lies, damned lies, and statistics." So color me shocked that a liberal institution has put together some statistics to say that their side does it better. If you are that easily impressed it explains why you'd be a democrat.

[@Noreb]

@@daleviker5884 you could also just look at the historical economic data for yourself.. because its pretty evident.. to the point that its a literal meme...

[@daleviker5884]

@@Noreb I began working in finance in the mid-seventies, and still manage an investment portfolio today. I don't need to "look at historical data" because unlike many who look up the full-time score in the paper, I've been out on the field - so I know what has happened and why. And I repeat: anyone can "look at historical economic data" and cherry pick numbers to support any proposition.

[@tgs1766]

If you didn’t learn about the Hawley-Smoot tariff act in high school, you at least should have picked it up from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

[@evileent]

Everyone here. Yay consumerism. I listen to these hacks and laugh. We used to be producers now we just sit back and complain. Sorry but every single person doesnt need access to plastic BS.

[@jasonbrown3925]

The R's should remember that the last time they did this the lost the Presidency for 20 years and aside from a few brief blips didn't get sustained control of Congress until the 90's.

[@davidyemm7910]

Trump 's ignorant followers will never see this broadcast.

[@daleviker5884]

99% of Americans will never see it, so what's your point? This is a channel for the lunatic fringe only.

[@dlcs1406]

Because they're all busy trolling CBS channel 5

[@dlcs1406]

@@daleviker5884 7 million subscribers say you're wrong

[@remaeburney832]

That is the sad truth. 😢

[@remaeburney832]

​@@dlcs1406and Fox News.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

"We have not seen stagflation in the 21st century. But Donald Trump is now running [for US president] to Make Stagflation Great Again." -- Lawrence O'Donnell

[@sandym8787]

The people that need to hear this probably don't watch this program ...

[@palehorse6250]

Of course it burdens the middle class and poor!!! THATS WHY HE WANTS TO DO IT!!! Geezus!

[@margaretcameron1275]

Thank you Lawrence for you invaluable reporting as usual. Love your show!!❤❤

[@drbobcaster]

Donald wouldn't LIE about taxes and tariffs - would he? Say it ain't so, Lawrence.

[@herballycorrect]

They lied about Hunter's laptop for years! Here's the business life was better under Trump even with the pandemic it was still better than life with Biden. And that's why Biden will lose. Your efforts are futile!

[@telebubba5527]

Ask yourself the following: Whenever in his whole life has Donald Trump told the truth?

[@drbobcaster]

@@telebubba5527 My words were another way of saying the same thing. Sad character - it seems his whole life has been a lie - sadder - millions buy his lies.

[@randolphfoster4775]

Trump spews nothing but lies, lies and more lies

[@dianesheard9309]

🤣🤣🤣

[@RevCeleste]

Wow, Mr O'Donnell, this is some history that I knew nothing about, but is very pertinent to our times. Thank you for being the journalist you are

[@janechambers9980]

Democracy will fail, but greed will live on. See the Roman Empire.

[@innerklnklansklansnklan]

Amen. That's exactly why I say that History needs to be a required subjects in all US schools, both private and public! Even the charter schools need to make it a requirement to graduate.

[@generalputnam2990]

​@@innerklnklansklansnklanGovs. Abbott, DeathSantis and Ivey (in fact most (R) governors would readily agree.

[@sportingdirector1]

@@innerklnklansklansnklan It's easy to pass classes and people don't like to pay attention, unfortunately.

[@Slo-ryde]

The leaders don’t want to smarten up the public too much!

[@davemichael6994]

Good thing we're a republic then, huh?

[@RegCostello]

I look forward to hearing about this in the TV debate!

[@sprig5173]

I'm sure Donnie has a detailed explanation for his terrible ideas.

[@Bakes-z4c]

Hawley seems to be a name associated with epic congressional stupidity

[@DoloresWeatherspoon]

Thank you Lawrence for bringing this issue forefront back.

[@johnsheppe97]

People need to realize the fact that they pay the tariff .

[@kx4532]

It's a voluntary tax

[@5ynthesizerpatel]

@@kx4532 free market economics disagrees

[@Mistmantle88]

The purpose of tariffs is to discourage citizens from buying foreign goods and reward them for buying domestic goods. How can you on one hand “bring manufacturing jobs back to the USA” and on the other hand expect all revenues to come exclusively from foreign goods? If you successfully rig the US economy to produce everything you need domestically, you have zero revenue to pay for infrastructure, military, policing, government services, etc..

[@sirpieman300]

@@kx4532 its not a voluntary tax if there is not other option

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@kx4532No it is not. Companies will not voluntarily lower prices due to tariffs.

[@HoopsKevinski.]

Can't do this subject without showing that scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off: "Did it work? *Anyone, Anyone?* It did *not* work & USA sank deeper into The Great Depression".

[@SondraLongo]

Came here for this!

[@awakenedstate2769]

Me too! "VooDoo economics" lolol and out of the mouth of Ben Stein to boot 😂

[@Justthe_facts]

​@@awakenedstate2769Who, I believe supports the right and tRump, the Traitor Chump. Stay safe, friend.

[@bjrnhjortshjandersen1286]

Maybe the USA needs to revise its public educational system.....and stop promoting the spreading of ignorant fools.

[@davemichael6994]

If they did that, nobody would ever vote democrat again!

[@bjrnhjortshjandersen1286]

@@davemichael6994 seems they are not the worst...

[@Noreb]

@@davemichael6994 projection is all the trump cult has left.

[@CHRISBROGAN-ce2wn]

@@Noreb really? ok then name anything better under biden?

[@Noreb]

@@CHRISBROGAN-ce2wn the stock market, unemployment, wage growth, the GDP, inflation which was at 9% when he took office, the national debt... should i keep going?..

[@michaelkirk9870]

Bring back Keith!

[@kalrobbins2811]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana

[@jeanmorin3247]

Tariff are also a way to deflect the taxing from the rich to the middle class.