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Dennis Donovan

(30,866 posts)
Sat May 10, 2025, 10:57 AM Saturday

Reporter confronts Trump on port traffic collapsing. TRUMP: "That's a good thing. We're losing less money."

Christopher Webb
‪@cwebbonline.com‬
The ignorance of Trump’s statement is stunning.

REPORTER: Port traffic has collapsed. Thousands of dockworkers and truckers are worried about losing their jobs.

TRUMP: “That’s a good thing. We’re 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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rich7862

(479 posts)
1. What is good about trump raising out taxes? For trump to use any way he chooses?
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:07 AM
Saturday

No accountability, the tariff money is going right into trump’s 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 ..
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:07 AM
Saturday

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?
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:16 AM
Saturday

They can tell Donny to stick his tariffs up his ass and he can’t do anything.

Justice matters.

(8,351 posts)
4. The felon doesn't care about truckers and dockers losing their job.
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:27 AM
Saturday

What else is new with that degenerate conman?

crud

(988 posts)
5. That is so stupid
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:44 AM
Saturday

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.
Sat May 10, 2025, 11:53 AM
Saturday

You may be freezing to death in your domicile, but look at all the $ you’re 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
Sat May 10, 2025, 12:51 PM
Saturday

lose a dime"

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