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To: Bonefish who wrote (1551270)	8/7/2025 7:13:25 PM
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In Vegas and Atlantic city? pay no taxes and subsidized?, was that trumps excuse? it wasn't because he was a lousy businessman. if papa trump had not left him millions trump would on some corner selling pencils

To: Bonefish who wrote (1551270)	8/7/2025 7:34:40 PM
From: sylvester80	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571169

Goes to show you how STUPID POS trump is in business. Every business (not just casino) he himself started HAS GONE BANKRUPT... he is a deviant POS WORTHLESS DUMBASS in every way...

To: Bonefish who wrote (1551270)	8/7/2025 8:27:29 PM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571169

STOCK MARKET CRASH COMING: Trump calls in press for ‘major announcement’ in Oval Office - but just spent 5 minutes bragging about his ‘wins’ Trump calls in press for ‘major announcement’ in Oval Office - but just spent 5 minutes bragging about his ‘wins’ Story by Andrew Feinberg • 2h • 3 min read An Oval Office event the White House billed as a “major announcement on the economy” by President Donald Trump turned out to be nothing more than a sycophantic presentation by a partisan television commentator who’d brought charts to the White House touting the economic record of the president’s first term. Reporters who were summoned to the president’s workspace around 4:15 p.m. and were told Trump would be making a “major announcement” ahead of his only scheduled public appearance of the day, an East Room ceremony to honor Purple Heart recipients. Instead, they were greeted by Trump standing alongside Stephen Moore, a right-wing television commentator and economist who the president had tried — and failed — to put on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors during his first term. Trump described Moore, whose nomination six years ago faced bipartisan opposition because economic experts — and senators — found him manifestly unqualified to serve on the Fed’s board, as “one of the most highly respected economists” and turned the floor over to him. Moore told reporters he’d called Trump to buck him up after he fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week by showing him data purporting to prove that BLS “overestimated job creation by 1.5 million jobs” during the final two years of former president Joe Biden’s term. “That’s a gigantic error,” Moore said, at which point Trump chimed in to claim that the nonpartisan agency’s revisions to previously released jobs data — a common practice when the bureau receives more updated information — was “not an error” because it was meant to benefit Democrats by making Republican presidents such as himself look bad. chips and semiconductors. Current Time 0:05 / Duration 0:47 The Independent Cost of electronics likely to rise as Trump announces 100% tariff on computer chips 0 View on Watch “You may well be right. But even if it wasn't purposefully, it's incompetence,” Moore said. Continuing, the Heritage Foundation economist went on to present a series of charts touting economic data from Trump’s first term favorably compared to Biden’s four years in office. In one such chart, he claimed Trump’s prior administration “gained 10 times more income for the average family than Joe Biden” over his first four years in the White House. The bizarre presentation came as the massive import taxes ordered by Trump as part of his effort to restore manufacturing across a broad range of industries took effect. The global tariffs, ranging from 10 to 50 percent, have ignited fear among consumers, companies, and investors about potential price hikes. Everyday items ranging from coffee to Toyotas, home furnishings to Gap jeans, are expected to become more expensive as companies adjust their prices to counteract the impact of tariffs. While the president has asked companies to absorb any increases in costs, many cannot forever. Even luxury items such as British-Indian Range Rovers, French wines or Swiss watches by Rolex and Omega are likely to face prices hikes as they navigate 10 percent, 15 percent, and 39 percent tariffs, respectively. While Trump wants tariffs to promote domestic production and purchasing, Americans will most likely bear the cost. Economic experts agree that sweeping tariffs on goods from countries could lead to supply chain issues, price spikes, or even inflation. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. We have grown a huge, global readership of independently minded individuals, who value our trusted voice and commitment to positive change. Our mission, making change happen, has never been as important as it is today.