***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[biggie62]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start s trade ear with my country (Canada)?

They took ‘er jobs!!!






Or at least how his dumb base sees it and so does he.

 

[blastercombo]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start s trade ear with my country (Canada)?

Check his boys’ pocket books. Odds are they have ties to something link to Canada

 

[aepps20]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start s trade ear with my country (Canada)?

It's pretty simple Comrade. Under Obummer's presidency our allies conned us into signing awful trade deals that hurt the working man in Da Rust belt. Our President Elect Donald John Trump is pushing back on these awful trade policies to bring the trade balance back in line. This plus Canada's promulgation of extreme liberal conjecture and innuendo had to be stopped with #SmashMouthPolitics. Sometimes it be your own allies that treat you unfairly.

 

[frink85]

Here is Ken Isaacs, Trumps candidate to lead the U.N migration agency. The U.N told him to kindly piss off

I don’t trust any grown adult who uses that many pound signs

 

[MalcolmNewton]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start s trade ear with my country (Canada)?

Because all-knowing Trump believes that all of those old factory buildings (which is now urban decay) still have fresh machines in them to make all this american stuff, we just need someone to go turn on the circuit breakers. But they can't turn on the circuit breakers while all this same stuff is being made outside the country cheaper, it's stealin our jerbs that the illee-gals are taking. So we have to put dem tarriffs on this stuff coming on those big ole cargo ships so americans will get mad and go open up those old factories like this one in Philly

Somewhere under all of that brick and rubble, are tools, machines and robots and stuff. If you look on the far left, you can see the human resources office waiting to accept applications. Just need a few more tarriffs a we will get this building up and running in no time. Trust in MAGOTS, I mean MAGA.

 

[Belgium]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start a trade war with my country (Canada)?

He's an idiot who has no idea what a trade war is or its consequences. Trump has said "trade wars are good and easy to win".
Trump also lied and mischaracterized the US' trade relations with Canada. The US has an overall trade surplus with Canada, though there is a deficit in goods of a few billion dollars.
The Trump stronghold states like Texas and Indiana generally have a trade surplus with Canada for goods, whereas California and Illinois run large goods deficits.

Ironically the Trump states are going to be hit the hardest.

 

[biggie62]

At the end those of us in high professional jobs are immune to this because we will be the first to see raises and such and a few bucks here and there won’t kill us. His poor base is well, ****ed.

 

[QU!K]

Is this gonna backfire on the US like brexit?

 

[aepps20]

Is this gonna backfire on the US like brexit?

10000% yes Comrade. With that said, true Americans know that we will LOSE THE War but we will win a battle. With Donald John Trump at the helm, I am confident that America will be great through the economic pain.

 

[boris]

Someone who is familiar with the situation. Why is trump trying to start a trade war with my country (Canada)?

Because Trump is a terrible leader who makes terrible decisions.

 

[Belgium]

Is this gonna backfire on the US like brexit?

Yes but a trade war backfires on everyone. It's a lose-lose situation for all involved parties.
Just a matter of which side will cave first to the economic damage.

 

[elpablo21]

 

[stuntman mike]

flynn must be getting his pavoratti on.

 

[gry60]

The people in this picture didn't go away. They just grew old.

 

[frink85]

The people in this picture didn't go away. They just grew old.

And they’ll die hopefully very soon

 

[elpablo21]

 

[Belgium]

Goodlatte subpoenaed Strzok despite his lawyer previously sending a letter telling them Strzok will appear voluntarily. Goodlatte later dropped the subpoena and scheduled a transcribed behind closed doors interview that lasted around 11 hours. Now they are refusing to release the transcript.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-...ands-house-panel-release-interview-transcript
Strzok's lawyer demands House panel release interview transcript, accuses GOP lawmakers of partisan leaks

The lawyer for FBI counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok is calling on the House Judiciary Committee to release the transcript from his recent closed-door testimony before the panel, claiming Republican lawmakers are disseminating false information about his interview.

“Pete, more than anyone, wants full transparency around the examination of his work," Strzok’s attorney, Aitan Goelman, said in a statement late Thursday.



"We ask again that the Committee release the full, unclassified transcript instead of leaking selective excerpts designed to further a partisan agenda," Goelman continued.
Strzok has faced a barrage of attacks from President Trump and conservatives after an internal investigation revealed he had been sending messages critical of the then-Republican candidate during the 2016 presidential race to FBI lawyer Lisa Page.

The Judiciary Committee, teeming with some of the fiercest critics of the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ), grilled Strzok for a grueling 11-hourson Wednesday.

His voluntary testimony came one day before Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the top DOJ official overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, joined FBI Director Christopher Wray in testifying before the committee on FBI and DOJ decisionmaking during the 2016 election.

Rosenstein's appearance proved to be an opportunity for GOP lawmakers to press the No. 2 DOJ official about his knowledge of Strzok's conduct, a move that was met with opposition from Strzok's attorney.

"Yesterday’s testimony by Special Agent Pete Strzok was followed by more politically motivated attacks by President Trump and others. While the Committee chose to hold its hearing behind closed doors and deemed the transcript 'confidential,' it’s clear that information (some of which is demonstrably false) is being disclosed by Republican Congressmen in open meetings and shared with the President and his allies," according to the email accompanying Goelman's statement.

Democrats also claimed that Republicans were taking Strzok's words out of context.

“Release the transcript, Mr. Chairman,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif) said Thursday, interrupting a GOP colleague who had brought up details from Strzok's testimony. “The American people deserve to hear Peter Strzok’s testimony under oath. Do not hide his testimony.”

Despite their pleas, Republicans proceeded to pull details from Strzok's testimony into the public hearing with Rosenstein, after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) ruled that lawmakers were free to use contents from the agent's testimony in their questioning.

Some GOP lawmakers used Rosenstein's appearance as an opportunity to demand additional answers, appearing unsatisfied with the responses they received from Strzok or his attorney's decision not to answer certain questions during the FBI official's lengthy appearance on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a Trump ally and one of the fiercest DOJ critics, pressed Rosenstein on why Strzok declined to answer whether he had communicated with Glenn Simpson, co-founder of Fusion GPS — the opposition research firm that helped compile the controversial "Steele dossier" containing unverified and scandalous allegations about Trump.

“As a principled FBI agent, Pete abided by his legal responsibility to follow the instructions of the FBI counsel, who sought to avoid the disclosure of information related to the Russia investigation," Goelman's statement continues.

Conservative critics say Strzok’s texts with Page are clear evidence of anti-Trump bias, because the two worked on the Russia investigation. They argue this may have influenced the FBI’s probes, given Strzok’s central role in both the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of State as well as the beginnings of Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the presidential election.

Democrats as well as Goelman claim the attacks on Strzok are an attempt to undermine Mueller's probe.

"It should come as no surprise that President Trump, who appears desperate to undermine the Special Counsel’s investigation, is again viciously attacking Pete for playing by the rules," the statement says.

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz strongly faulted Strzok for his conduct earlier this month, saying he displayed a “biased state of mind” during a key phase of the investigation into Clinton. Horowitz, however, said his investigative team found no evidence that any decision made during the course of the investigation was a result of political bias or improper influence.

One of the most explosive revelations from Horowitz's lengthy 500-page report was a text Strzok sent to Page in which he said they will "stop" Trump from becoming president.

Despite Strzok offering to come before the committee voluntarily, Goodlatte first issued a subpoena seeking to compel him to testify, before dropping it and accepting a closed-door, transcribed interview.

The feud between House Republicans and the Justice Department is likely to continue to escalate in the coming months, as congressional committees schedule more interviews with high-profile FBI and DOJ officials.

According to a committee source, the Judiciary Committee plans to continue to question Strzok after the House returns from recess on July 9.

The Judiciary and the House Oversight and Government Reform committees are expected to hold a joint hearing with Strzok on July 10 and then interview Page on July 12, according to this source.

 

[stuntman mike]

The people in this picture didn't go away. They just grew old.

and reproduced.

 

[gry60]

And they’ll die hopefully very soon

Not before teaching their offspring how "great my youth was, when nary a negro nor their lovers were visible anywhere within the limits of our town"

 

[MalcolmNewton]

The people in this picture didn't go away. They just grew old.

Joan Mulholland (the white girl getting drink poured on her head) is still alive. She was a “race traitor “ in thier truest definition. She was also a freedom rider and helped organize the march on Washington.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Joan Mulholland (the white girl getting drink poured on her head) is still alive. She was a “race traitor “ in thier truest definition. She was also a freedom rider and helped organize the march on Washington.

 

[AEA18]

flynn must be getting his pavoratti on.

 

[Belgium]

Their heads must be spinning from all the winning, they just can't handle it anymore and are surrendering even before the next round of tariffs. Weak!
However Trump had already predicted this back on the campaign trail.
“We're going to win so much. You're going to get tired of winning. you’re going to say, ‘Please Mr. President, I have a headache. Please, don't win so much. This is getting terrible.’ And I'm going to say, ‘No, we have to make America great again.’ You're gonna say, ‘Please.’ I said, ‘Nope, nope. We're gonna keep winning.’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/...column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
G.M. Says New Wave of Trump Tariffs Could Force U.S. Job Cuts
General Motors warned Friday that if President Trump pushed forward with another wave of tariffs, the move could backfire, leading to “less investment, fewer jobs and lower wages” for its employees.
The automaker said that tariffs on imports of cars and car parts — on top of an earlier spate of penalties — could drive prices up by thousands of dollars. The “hardest hit” vehicles, General Motors said in comments submitted to the Commerce Department, are often bought by consumers who can least afford it. Demand would suffer and production would slow, all of which “could lead to a smaller G.M.”

Last month, Mr. Trump ordered an investigation into whether imported cars and automotive components could pose a national-security risk warranting tariffs of as much as 25 percent. If he goes ahead in the coming weeks, it would intensify a trade fight that has targeted allies and adversaries. In recent months, the administration has imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, along with measures directed at China.

Carmakers, in particular, have been caught in the middle. They rely heavily on metals to build their cars, including materials from overseas. The president’s threat to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement could hurt the industry’s supply chain, which integrates operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

“Increased import tariffs could lead to a smaller G.M., a reduced presence at home and abroad for this iconic American company, and risk less — not more — U.S. jobs,” General Motors wrote in its comment. “The carry-on effect of less investment and a smaller work force could delay breakthrough technologies and threaten U.S. leadership in the next generation of automotive technology.”

Several other automakers and manufacturing organizations, including the National Association of Manufacturers, BMW and Volvo, have also submitted comments on the tariffs under consideration for foreign automakers and part suppliers. They echoed the concerns of General Motors.

A G.M. spokeswoman, Dayna Hart, said that the company had no contingency plans calling for job cuts, but that such a move was “something that could happen.”

“We are still assessing the impact,” she added.

Mr. Trump has promoted the tariffs as a way to protect American businesses and workers from unfair trade practices of overseas competitors. But American companies have been increasingly vocal about the potential damage from his policies.

This week, Harley-Davidson said it would move some of its production outside of the United States to avoid retaliatory tariffs by the European Union. The company said it was the only “sustainable option” to “maintain a viable business in Europe.”

The decision invoked the ire of the president, who quickly threatened punitive taxes. He accused the Wisconsin-based company, which he had previously cited as a poster child of American manufacturing, of having “surrendered.”

In its comments on the prospective tariffs, General Motors played heavily on its position as one of the country’s largest employers. The company said it has 47 manufacturing locations, 25 service-part facilities and 110,000 employees in the United States, where it conducts most of its research and development, design, engineering and other work.

General Motors suggested that additional tariffs would put American companies at a disadvantage in the midst of a “fast-paced transportation revolution led by cutting-edge technologies.” Its investments in jobs and operations at home, the carmaker said, are critical to this effort.

“The economic fortitude of companies like ours directly supports the economic strength of the nation, which, in turn, contributes to the security posture of the United States,” the company said.

 

[rolaholic]

All of the smoke from early on during the counsel investigation has become a full blown inferno in plain sight now

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

The lightweight is back at it with the fake outrage.

When he got boo'ed on stage during the town meeting after the Florida shooting, dude looked like he was on a WWE ring gettin his Vince McMahon stunned look.