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So they already assigned a scapegoat for Trumps deranged ideas?
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Throwing others under the bus to cover his own ass is what he does best.
We all know its you, Trump. I'm not burning any fall guys willing or not. I want you to feel the repercussions of your actions. I want you to feel the weight of the world. I want you to beg for relief, and the only form you are met with is a hole to die in.
Trump needs sycophants and patsies or he can't do a fucking thing. If Lutnik is burned for basically doing what he was asked then it sends the message to his inner circle that following orders is not a guaranteed way to keep your head off the chopping block. This kind of volatile leadership style is how coups occur. Almost none of them probably care about Trump's goals. They just want to ride the tidal wave so they're not crushed by it.
Or assassinations the list of autocrats who ended up dead because they pissed off their inner circle is long indeed. All it'd take for Trump to die is for one of his inner circle to get burned at the wrong time and oops Trump was pushed down the stairs and broke his hip.
This.
Corporate America:
"Oh no, we'll only be able to buy up everything from the poor suckers at a bargain price!"
Companies don't like uncertainty.
Capitalists and shareholders fucking love it though, that's why there's a Volatility Index fund you can invest in.
Every one of these little mini-craahes is like a fire sale for the rich. Watch it drop all day again today and then rally fifteen minutes before close.
Are the leopards caged, or do they roam freely?
Watching interviews, he's parroting everything dear leader says. Just as nuts as the boss, can't see the difference.
What the heck??? This is bizarre...
Lutnick was trying to competently play "good cop, bad cop" diplomacy for Trump, because of Trump's personal fixations with tariffs, and was mildly successful as far as successes in this administration go. But I remembered we can't have any semblance of independent thinking in the Trump administration, no siree. It all makes sense now.
No fall guys for Felon Drink Bleach. This is entirely on him.