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Related: About this forumReporter confronts Trump on port traffic collapsing. TRUMP: "That's a good thing. We're losing less money."
Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com
The ignorance of Trumps statement is stunning.
REPORTER: Port traffic has collapsed. Thousands of dockworkers and truckers are worried about losing their jobs.
TRUMP: Thats a good thing. Were losing less money.
H/T @brianreports.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
@cwebbonline.com
The ignorance of Trumps statement is stunning.
REPORTER: Port traffic has collapsed. Thousands of dockworkers and truckers are worried about losing their jobs.
TRUMP: Thats a good thing. Were losing less money.
H/T @brianreports.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
https://bsky.app/profile/cwebbonline.com/post/3lot6q56nic2d
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Reporter confronts Trump on port traffic collapsing. TRUMP: "That's a good thing. We're losing less money." (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Saturday
OP
What is good about trump raising out taxes? For trump to use any way he chooses?
rich7862
Saturday
#1
rich7862
(479 posts)1. What is good about trump raising out taxes? For trump to use any way he chooses?
No accountability, the tariff money is going right into trumps pocket to hire an army to take away our rights.
The money is not going to China. Please people WAKE UP.
Bo Zarts
(25,990 posts)2. Simple Simon is about to get his short little fingers pricked (or short little prick fingered) by China ..
Simple Simon went to look
If plums grew on a thistle;
He pricked his fingers very much,
Which made poor Simon whistle.
English nursery rhyme (ca. 1764)
Botany
(74,085 posts)3. Does Krasnov know that China owns a big % of our debt?
They can tell Donny to stick his tariffs up his ass and he cant do anything.
Justice matters.
(8,351 posts)4. The felon doesn't care about truckers and dockers losing their job.
What else is new with that degenerate conman?
crud
(988 posts)5. That is so stupid
It's like saying I'm glad I lost my job, because of all the money I'll will save not being able to pay my bills.
Works out great until I'm on the street.
Sibelius Fan
(24,692 posts)6. Like when there's a blackout in your neighborhood in the dead of winter.
You may be freezing to death in your domicile, but look at all the $ youre saving on your electric bill.
Wonder Why
(5,685 posts)7. Sounds like Amtrak executives who try to cut their way to profit. "If we totally shut down, we won't
lose a dime"