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And now the Orange Oaf is attacking Mexico again (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP
drumpfuck is a stupid idiot. Cha Jan 2017 #1
He forgot to mention rapists and murderers dalton99a Jan 2017 #2
Yawn....another day with the TWIT in charge....... Bengus81 Jan 2017 #3
Writing "unfair" might serve a purpose this time. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #4
Gotta build that wall to satisfy his idiots who don't understand that there is no net immigration NightWatcher Jan 2017 #5
So, USTR reports a $58 billion deficit with Mexico for 2015 . . . hatrack Jan 2017 #6
Poor boy. Being bullied by mean old Mexico. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #7
I'm surprised Mexico hasn't denounced us yet. Initech Jan 2017 #8
Remember The Alamo.... global1 Jan 2017 #9

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,855 posts)
4. Writing "unfair" might serve a purpose this time.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 09:26 AM
Jan 2017
And if Elected: What President Trump Could or Couldn’t Do
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/opinion/campaign-stops/and-if-elected-what-president-trump-could-or-couldnt-do.html?_r=1
Can he slap tariffs on China, as he has threatened? Yes, he can. Congress has delegated to the president the power to retaliate against foreign countries that engage in unfair trade practices like dumping, leaving it to the president and trade officials to determine what that means.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
5. Gotta build that wall to satisfy his idiots who don't understand that there is no net immigration
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 09:26 AM
Jan 2017

from Mexico.

And in doing so, starting a trade war with our #3 importer of US goods.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
6. So, USTR reports a $58 billion deficit with Mexico for 2015 . . .
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:05 AM
Jan 2017

And US GDP for the same year was $18.04 trillion. So, yeah, let's piss off a neighboring nation and start a trade war over a trade in goods deficit of .3% of GDP.

Whatever, asshole.

https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/mexico

http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
7. Poor boy. Being bullied by mean old Mexico.
Fri Jan 27, 2017, 10:17 AM
Jan 2017

Pathetic.

Can't wait until he tells PM May he is responsible for Brexit and her election! I hope she doesn't get mean.

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