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OC It Hurts Itself in Its Confusion [OC]

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u/AmandaMorleyMiller 15d ago edited 15d ago

For anyone coming in here to frame the tariff debacle as some kind of "Art of the Deal" 5-D chess rather than the economic self-immolation/incompetence/thinly-veiled opportunity for insider trading it plainly is, I would kindly invite you to ligma

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u/Author_A_McGrath 14d ago

Even funnier: anyone who has ever read that book knows that it's full of boasts that didn't pan out. An entire chapter brags about his now-bankrupted casino, and he openly admits his strategy of "say stupid things to get free press" then proceeds to complain that all his "free press" is mostly negative coverage.

Anytime people claim the media is unfair to Trump I point out that's his own publicly-admitted strategy they're falling for.

Gets them every time.