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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (1067405)	4/29/2018 8:31:59 PM
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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (1067405)	4/29/2018 8:35:56 PM
From: Mongo2116	Respond to of 1578501

who cares what an anonymous jackass thinks

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (1067405)	4/30/2018 12:14:16 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578501

You seem to be losing your ability to compose sentences: wow your posts show you to be stupider and stupider. someone thinks so russians were spies. so what. what they are makes no difference. simply stated you are clearly in an agitated delusional mental state with little if any cognitive ability to recognize reality. I have no doubt that Putin wanted to interfere with all things America. I have no doubt dirtbag democrats figured they could do anything to win. I figured top pukes in the obamination new what a vengeful scank MISSPRE was and figured let's ice the cake and look good for the obvious winner. The no sot obvious happened and they scrambled to fix their crimes. You appear to be saying so what if Team Trump is in bed with Russian spies, only a crazy person would think there's anything wrong with that. Is that a summary of your position? I think so and frankly, your argument is nonsense. Russia is a hostile foreign power and their spies intend America harm.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (1067405)	4/30/2018 12:14:45 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1578501

Trump's midnight test on steel and aluminum tariffs Less than 48 hours before a major tariffs deadline that could roil global markets, senior Trump administration officials are still internally divided over what to do. At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Trump is supposed to impose a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum on all the countries that got temporary exemptions in March. Those countries include some of America’s closest allies. Why this matters: The temporary exemptions — the European Union, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Brazil and Argentina — account for almost half of steel imports to the U.S. If Trump slaps tariffs on all of them on Tuesday morning, it would disrupt global markets and throw international supply chains into uncertainty. Behind the scenes: It's unclear what the administration will do. The free-trader officials — Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow — want to extend the deadline to give more time for negotiations and prevent a freakout in the markets and among allies. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has taken responsibility for the negotiations with the Europeans, but all the signs from the Europeans suggest he's not made any progress.In fact, per the N.Y. Times, the German government said in a statement that Merkel, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain agreed after speaking on the phone that if the tariffs go into force, “The European Union should be ready to decisively defend its interests within the framework of multilateral trade rules.” (Also known as a trade war.) An administration source said the decision is Trump's to make and "the list of countries with whom agreements have been reached will be released this week." The source wouldn't say which countries are on that list, and I'm told Trump hasn't decided yet.USTR spokeswoman Emily Davis told me: "The USTR is working closely with the Secretary of Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce and several other senior administration officials. All recommendations to the President are made collaboratively with all affected agencies." A source who has consulted with several countries trying to get exemptions tells me there’s widespread confusion, and the Trump administration has given no clear guidance for how they could get exemptions. Then you have the hardliners, especially the hawkish trade adviser Peter Navarro, who argue it's crucial to impose the tariffs without exceptions. They believe that every time you give a country an exemption, you simply allow that country to boost its domestic production and become a middleman to help China ship excess steel into the U.S.Bottom line: Tuesday's deadline will test the theory we outlined in item 1. If Trump extends the temporary exemptions, he'll be fitting a predictable pattern: threaten an extreme action, then take a moderate middle course. If he doesn't — and slaps down sanctions on the entire European Union — he'll show why foreign countries still fear his "unpredictability." axios.com Their policy is one of chaos. No business, American or other, can plan ahead. No one can predict costs or availability of product. There will exemptions on an adhoc basis, based on the President's whims. Or rather, who is successful in paying off the Trump-Kushner families. This confused policy is designed to instill fear, impose costs for no good reason, create uncertainty and drama .... and the only way out is currying favor with the Trump Crime Family.

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (1067405)	4/30/2018 12:31:45 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578501

The one-trick pony: Inside Trump's negotiating style President Trump tells people he keeps the world guessing with his wild unpredictability. But those who work most closely with him say he's a one-trick pony in negotiations. [ See above. It's not just me claiming he's pursuing a policy of chaos and uncertainty ... he brags about it. Thinks it's smart. And it is if his goal is to maximize payoff to the Trump and Kushner families, the national economy be damned. ] The trick: Threaten the outrageous, ratchet up the tension, amplify it with tweets and taunts, and then compromise on fairly conventional middle ground. “His ultimate gamble is: 'You don’t have as big of stones as I do,'" a source close to Trump told me. "'You’re going to feel too uncomfortable where I go. The stakes are too high. This is too far outside your comfort zone.'" Consider these threats: To withdraw from Syria (he reengaged with missile strikes), withdraw from Afghanistan (he settled on the more-of-the-same strategy recommended by his generals), withdraw from the U.S.-Korean trade deal (Trump's team negotiated with the Koreans and announced modest changes to the deal), veto the government spending bill (he signed it), and impose severe worldwide tariffs on steel and aluminum (he offered a bunch of exemptions). Sources who've been in the room with Trump for negotiations over NATO and various trade deals tell me they've at times felt "awkward" watching Trump go in hard against foreign leaders.They say Trump seems immune to awkwardness — but then rarely follows through on his most extreme rhetoric.The next few weeks promise three more Trump tricks: After sending financial markets into a mass freakout over a trade war with China — which culminated in Trump's threatening China with $100 billion in tariffs — some senior officials, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, are cautiously optimistic they'll find a compromise with Beijing. On Tuesday night, Mnuchin leads a delegation to China to try to negotiate a way out of the trade war.Senior White House officials tell me a NAFTA deal could be "imminent" — meaning, an announcement could come in the next few days. Trump's team is still negotiating and views Canada as a major problem, but we're a far cry from a year ago when Trump's aides were telling us he was hellbent on terminating NAFTA.Last August, the world braced for nuclear apocalypse as Trump threatened "fire and fury" against North Korea. And less than four months ago, Trump tweeted that his nuclear button is "much bigger & more powerful" than Kim Jong-un's. Now, we're anticipating peace talks on the Korean Peninsula. Why it can still work: Trump has followed through on just enough of his threats to keep a tincture of doubt in people's minds. He withdrew from the Paris climate accord, for example, and tried to end DACA (though the courts have temporarily shielded the program). And the internal White House consensus is that he'll blow up the Iran nuclear deal. But as a general rule, Trump’s rhetoric is usually just posturing. Go deeper: This week will pose a big test of Trump's negotiating predictability. axios.com Bloomberg?Verified account @business U.S. to extend duty relief to some allies, but not all t.co [ Of course, some will whisper the right offers across a table at Mar-A-Lago. And let's be clear .. it doesn't matter that he often backs off on his wildest rhetoric. The PURSUIT OF CHAOS and UNCERTAINTY is BAD for business in and of itself. Stable, predictable rules where all parties are treated the same are what make a good business climate. What's being described as Trump's style is horrible for business ... other than his own that is. ]