He knows what he's doing.....??

[notyourenemy]

Pundits defending Trump have been claiming that he knows exactly what he's doing and that everyone should just trust him. So, if he knows what he's doing......

1. ....why did he fail miserably on his promise to start bringing prices down "Day 1", and....

2. ....why didn't he know that he wouldn't be able to keep that promise?

That looks more like the performance of someone who DOESN'T know what he's doing, or what he's talking about.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

Pundits defending Trump have been claiming that he knows exactly what he's doing and that everyone should just trust him. So, if he knows what he's doing......

1. ....why did he fail miserably on his promise to start bringing prices down "Day 1", and....

2. ....why didn't he know that he wouldn't be able to keep that promise?

That looks more like the performance of someone who DOESN'T know what he's doing, or what he's talking about.

Disclaimer: I'm not a USA citizen, and not a Trump supporter per se, but in summary:

• Trump has certain strategic long term goals that make sense
• the road to these goals has many speed bumps (being naive on Russia, or the effects of Tariffs)
• Biden certainly didn't know what he was doing, and what his team was aiming for mostly I didn't like (border, Middle-East, woke)
• so far amazing results have been achieved on border/migration/uni-protest/DOGE issues
• inflation stops when money supply growth stops (relative to size of economy); DOGE is targeting Gov deficit/efficiency, but private sector money supply growth (mortgages/business finance) also needs to be limited
• Tariffs raise prices in general as a) it's an import tax, b) imports allow a country to benefit from natural/local advantages/economies of scale of other countries.

Reducing dependence on China will take decades and a completely change of society/work ethic, etc. It may never happen. China is the new USA economically, unfortunately with a dictatorship regime and extreme mono-culture.

Musk understands the economy better than Trump. It would be good if Trump would more smartly/justly apply Tariffs only for those countries/goods where indeed unfairness is present - now the stroke is just too broad. E.g. the EU does not allow USA meat because it simply doesn't meet EU health-criteria; that's not unfair. Plenty of South-American meat is imported into the EU as their meat does meet these criteria.

 

[notyourenemy]

Trump has certain strategic long term goals that make sense

There's a difference between having goals and knowing how to meet them. This is about him supposedly knowing what he's doing when there are strong indications that he doesn't.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

There's a difference between having goals and knowing how to meet them. This is about him supposedly knowing what he's doing when there are strong indications that he doesn't.

I agree, but for some goals his team has achieved plenty of success already, for other none at all yet. For the Biden Team however, even the goals were wrong.

 

[loveofourlord]

I agree, but for some goals his team has achieved plenty of success already, for other none at all yet. For the Biden Team however, even the goals were wrong.

what goals has he suceeded at beyond alienate and anger the world? both of wich are going to hurt him far more then any benefits from china. Wich reminds you, he hasn't gotten and infact actually made situation with china worse.

 

[notyourenemy]

I agree, but for some goals his team has achieved plenty of success already, for other none at all yet. For the Biden Team however, even the goals were wrong.

What goals are those, specifically?

Uncovering all that "fraud" in Social Security? If that's the case, where are all the investigations and charges which should be brought against those who supposedly committed all that fraud?

Getting 75 countries to call the White House begging for a deal? Which countries were they, exactly? Has the White House released recordings of those calls for all to listen to? If not, will it be doing so?

 

[loveofourlord]

What goals are those, specifically?

Uncovering all that "fraud" in Social Security? If that's the case, where are all the investigations and charges which should be brought against those who supposedly committed all that fraud?

Getting 75 countries to call the White House begging for a deal? Which countries were they, exactly? Has the White House released recordings of those calls for all to listen to? If not, will it be doing so?

you don't know them they go to a differen camp in canada.

 

[Belk]

What goals are those, specifically?

Uncovering all that "fraud" in Social Security? If that's the case, where are all the investigations and charges which should be brought against those who supposedly committed all that fraud?

Getting 75 countries to call the White House begging for a deal? Which countries were they, exactly? Has the White House released recordings of those calls for all to listen to? If not, will it be doing so?

No, they specifically said they will not be doing so.

 

[Reluctant Theologian]

What goals are those, specifically?

Uncovering all that "fraud" in Social Security? If that's the case, where are all the investigations and charges which should be brought against those who supposedly committed all that fraud?

Getting 75 countries to call the White House begging for a deal? Which countries were they, exactly? Has the White House released recordings of those calls for all to listen to? If not, will it be doing so?

For the goals I'm not in charge of specifying those, but from my perspective as an outsider I notice a few:

• stopping illegal immigration / deporting anyone without valid visa
• stopping Fed voting for non-citizens
• stopping illegal social security payments to non-qualifying applicants
• reducing the Fed budget deficit to reduce/stop money supply growth in order to put a brake on inflation and for the Fed Gov to avoid bankruptcy
• reduce waste/improve efficiency of all Fed departments
• stopping woke/DEI policies and reinstate assignments purely based on merit/suitability
• reducing reliance on China / preparing the nation for oncoming conflict in Asia
• removing the threat of Iran becoming a Nuclear-capable nation
• stopping the covert/gradual take-over of control over the Panama canal by China and Panama treating USA shipping traffic unfairly
• stopping the war in Ukraine and its massive bloodshed, working on a feasible endgame

No doubt there are many more; I would agree to all those - but I disagree with the Trump Team on their perspective on Ukraine. I consider him naive on Russia/Putin. I also disagree with the Trump Team on the lack of use of principles in matters like Greenland.

 

[loveofourlord]

For the goals I'm not in charge of specifying those, but from my perspective as an outsider I notice a few:

• stopping illegal immigration / deporting anyone without valid visa
• stopping Fed voting for non-citizens
• stopping illegal social security payments to non-qualifying applicants
• reducing the Fed budget deficit to reduce/stop money supply growth in order to put a brake on inflation and for the Fed Gov to avoid bankruptcy
• reduce waste/improve efficiency of all Fed departments
• stopping woke/DEI policies and reinstate assignments purely based on merit/suitability
• reducing reliance on China / preparing the nation for oncoming conflict in Asia
• removing the threat of Iran becoming a Nuclear-capable nation
• stopping the covert/gradual take-over of control over the Panama canal by China and Panama treating USA shipping traffic unfairly
• stopping the war in Ukraine and its massive bloodshed, working on a feasible endgame

No doubt there are many more; I would agree to all those - but I disagree with the Trump Team on their perspective on Ukraine. I consider him naive on Russia/Putin. I also disagree with the Trump Team on the lack of use of principles in matters like Greenland.

come on not even YOU can believe the third one, they are already trying to give one of the biggest tax breaks ever for the rich, more then they have reduced from everything else. As usual the republicans will increase the deficit massivly.

 

[Bradskii]

For the goals I'm not in charge of specifying those, but from my perspective as an outsider I notice a few:

• stopping illegal immigration / deporting anyone without valid visa

There have been less deportations than there was under Biden's watch. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tr...utes-expand-immigration-crackdown-2025-02-21/

• stopping Fed voting for non-citizens

That was never a problem. Election fact check: Noncitizens can't vote, and instances are 'vanishingly rare'

• stopping illegal social security payments to non-qualifying applicants

The amount that non citizens pay into social security is immense. There is no real problem in noncitizens being illegally paid. The Effect of Immigration on Social Security’s Finances | Bipartisan Policy Center

• reducing the Fed budget deficit to reduce/stop money supply growth in order to put a brake on inflation and for the Fed Gov to avoid bankruptcy

Let me know how you think that Trump might achieve this.

• reduce waste/improve efficiency of all Fed departments

There's inefficiency in all organisations. You don't remove it with a chainsaw. Musk has created more inefficiency than be has solved.

• stopping woke/DEI policies and reinstate assignments purely based on merit/suitability

Mm. Cool Aid...

• reducing reliance on China / preparing the nation for oncoming conflict in Asia

By instigating a global trade war? And you think Trump can go toe to toe with China? If there's one country with whom you should be dealing with very carefully indeed and using behind-closed-door diplomacy, then it's those guys. They will never, and I mean never back down.

• removing the threat of Iran becoming a Nuclear-capable nation

If be does that then he gets my tick of approval.

• stopping the covert/gradual take-over of control over the Panama canal by China and Panama treating USA shipping traffic unfairly

China hasinterests in two of the ports. TbeUS could havebid for the co trolling share of those two but didn't think it worthwhile. Threatening to take over the canal by the use of force are the actions of a fool.

• stopping the war in Ukraine and its massive bloodshed, working on a feasible endgame

Not really going to well on that, is he. Especially as he said he'd end it before even taking office. And as you said yourself, his attitude to Putin is naive at best.

 

[notyourenemy]

No, they specifically said they will not be doing so.

Why?

 

[Belk]

Why?

They did not say but my guess would be because the list would come off as a paltry reason to declare victory.

 

[Bradskii]

Why?

Because they lied to you. There is no list of 75 countries.

 

[beedoux]

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[notyourenemy]

You're my enemy.

"Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?"
(Galatians 4:16)

 

[DaisyDay]

come on not even YOU can believe the third one, they are already trying to give one of the biggest tax breaks ever for the rich, more then they have reduced from everything else. As usual the republicans will increase the deficit massivly.

“Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'

"I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. There goes the shawl again!”​

― Lewis Carroll​

 

[Aryeh Jay]

It's been a while since I saw someone with Moxie.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

everyone should just trust him.

Ya, and jump off a cliff while we are at it.

 

[beedoux]

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