Trump's Tariff Truth: Inside His Genius
Can you hear the silence? Apart from announcing his full cabinet in record time he's not been saying much. Instead we've been hearing from spokespeople, hanger's on, aides, sons, staff and Elon Musk.
The businessmen and financiers and "adults in the room" who voted for him on the bet he'll just get rid of the indictments against himself and then play golf for the rest of his Presidency were feeling pretty smug. They were thinking we'll get rid of tons of regulations. We'll keep our crypto (investments) safe. We get the whole pay to play model. We got Bessent. Gaetz is gone. The bet is paying off. And then two nights ago the silence broke . See the tweet below. And while not a word was said out loud by Trump himself lets imagine what he was saying to himself......
TRUMP's MIND TALKING: How about that tariff announcement? Oooh, I've got the magic. Watch everyone jump now. The fake news can say all they want that I'm so quiet. I'll just sit back. Look out baby - I've got the power. What was that they were saying again?
Oh, Bessent at Treasury is reassuring the markets. Oh, Bessent will be the adult in the room! Oh, thank God Bessent’s there...
Are you f**king kidding me? Who is Scott Bessent, anyway? Some Soros guy who finally got on board. Groveled and promised he’ll do whatever I want at Treasury! He took down the British Pound for f**king Soros. Lets see what he'll do for me...
Bessent busy telling his buddies on Wall Street and that jerk Sorkin at CNBC that he had things under control. Ha! Welcome to Trump world, Scottie! I’m the control. I’m the f**king adult in the room. I’m in charge. And I'm not under anyone.
The work is never done. Its constant - reminding these guys they work for ME. Took the wind out of Lil’ Marco too. Telling people he was going to “take the lead” on Central and Latin America. Ha! I blindsided lil' Marco - just like Scottie.
And all those Podcast creeps going on about how I’d kind of disappeared the last week or so. That Gaetz pulling out (pussy) showed I was weak. I was having my bit of holiday - Trump Version. But just look one or two Truths and bam the spotlight shines right back on me.
Tariffs. I love tariffs. Maga loves tariffs. The people love tariffs. We love the way they make all those ruling class a-holes squirm. Just watch.
So they’re not the exact tariffs I ran on. You know what? I don’t do what the staff tells me. Screw the details. Screw the staff. I do what I want to do, and I do it when I want to do it.
That’s the whole point. Gotta remind the American people of that. I alone can fix it!
But also gotta remind my own people and keep them in line.
TARIFF. tariff . TARIFF. TARIFF. Watch them jump. Those Republican senators think they have power? Those guys don’t like tariffs. All their donors are squealing this morning. I'll just smile while big-shot senators, from Thune on down, are taking those calls...
I’m sorry. I’m concerned, too. I didn’t know it was coming. I didn’t get a heads up. No, my buddy Marco didn’t get a heads up either. Nor did Scott. Yes, I’ll do my best. But, you know, there’s not much I can do? I'll say he's just starting a negotiation.. But, Trump has the power.
Goddamn right I do. Miller's writing the Executive Orders right now.
Later, maybe I'll suspend the tariffs right after announcing them. Let Bessent and Lutnick negotiate. We'll announce progress on the border and drugs. Declare victory. Just like the USMCA “victory” I got after blowing up NAFTA. Or maybe I won't. It's fun watching them squirm. The Squirm - All my Republican Congress answering questions about me. ME. ME!
Or if Mexico and Canada really want to fight, who cares. I've got the political support here at home. Caravans! Fentanyl! China colluding with Canada and Mexico! Those are good issues for the early weeks of the administration. I'll be setting up the deportation camps anyway. Good luck to Democrats attacking me on that.
Meanwhile, right now, this should help everyone forget about Gaetz. I had to dump him, and I did. But that Gaetz thing let them imagine they could beat me. Made them think I was weak. Well, I got that idea out of the news. TARIFFS. And I’m back in the spotlight. I’m fighting drugs and immigrants and China. I'm an ultimate fighter. And I’m in charge.
In charge. That’s me. Its America First. And that means Trump First.
[VOICE INTERRUPTS]
What’s that? Bessent’s on the phone?
Tell him I’ll get back to him. In a few days. After I've had time to shine my clubs again.
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