Yeah most of us are pretty sure whatever semblance of it he ever had is long gone
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It really feels like we live in Groundhog Day sometimes. Yeah, the motherfucker has no grasp on reality. Welcome to 2015.
Leaving out dementia concerns, surround yourself with sycophantic yes men and dire anyone who says things you don’t like, and yeah, you’ll find yourself completely out of touch.
Then add the reality that he’s got dementia and is a sociopath and pathological liar - and now you’re cookin’ with MAGA!
Wolfers, a frequent economic commentator, said Trump’s statements reflect something more troubling than a bad policy take. “I don’t understand the logic of looking us in the eye and telling us an outright falsehood,” he said.
Hahahaha!!!
If the stable genius in charge says that prices are falling, then it is consumers who are wrong. Believing that the economy is bad when Trump says it is good is thought crime. This economist should expect a visit from ICE.
It's ok, we'll just keep piling on more winning moves.
He's just lying dude. There's nothing to be that shocked about. I figure a Brookings economist would be familiar with these things. Maybe not since neoliberals seem to have some sort of massive aversion to ever contemplating material reasons for these things.
And he lies because it works. There's an absolutely absurd percentage of Americans - a majority, if I'm not feeling generous - who believe the crap he spews, no matter how untethered from reality and easily disprovable it is.
Trump will do anything to get what he wants, and sometimes - rarely - that includes telling the truth. But he lies most often because his audience loves being lied to.
It's far from a majority of like 35-40%
Terrifyingly and unacceptably high but not a majority
It is more that economics is almost entirely bullshitting and so this Brookings economist is just not capable of detecting the ocean they swim in.
This dudes main contribution that I can see is some sort of attempt to peg happiness to income so we can figure out just how many bread and circuses the proles need for us to keep them content. Like yeah, Trump is operating well outside of the lines by talking about grocery prices going down, but these dudes have been going full ham about how income inequality is actually a healthy thing.
It’s not that - it’s that the corporate news sewers have been told they’re not to say that. At some point that strategy will break, and it will do so through comments like these.
It’s not that he can’t believe trump is lying, it’s that he can’t believe everyone isn’t saying that ALL THE TIME. And since it’s his turn to talk, that’s how he said it.
Are they just starting to question Trump's grip on reality now? Or is this a "still do, used to too" situation?
It seems like there's some messaging from Republicans about this being an ok thought.
One demon for another, and a pool full of them.
If they can suppress enough votes, then blame Trump and wash their hands of the whole business, then we can move forward under one party rule.
Assuming they want to let people keep voting.
Gee ya think….
His ideas are generally either just dumb, lack basic understanding of economics, or are so short sighted it’s painful. I’m really surprised that people in his circle haven’t figured out how to dissuade him from doing certain things, like the tariffs. I mean not EVERYONE in his inner circle is a moron. Most are just racist, greedy, self-centered assholes.
Oh, they tried to talk him out of tarrifs. But he personally loves them, because they make other countries come to him and kiss his ass and make "concessions" that were already in place to get them removed
He’s a LIAR. He LIES.
Do the fucking math.
In a Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham, Trump declared that the United States is “doing phenomenally well” under his leadership and touted “the greatest economy we’ve ever had.” He claimed prices were falling everywhere except for “beef and coffee.”
The statement in question that led to the comment.