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Trump Trying To Make China A “Win” For Him, Whether They Give In To His Demands Or Not
For the first time in a long time, tariffs and trade — not immigration — dominated the President’s message to his base at a rally in Pennsylvania…
The rally tonight in Central Pennsylvania, may end up being best remembered for the number of people passing out and requiring medical attention. Leaving Trump multiple times in the position of asking “is there a doctor in the house?”, and finessing through a bunch of long delays. And frankly, doing a fine job of it. Trump ultimately blamed organizers for focusing some really hot lights on the audience (we could hear shouts of “turn down the lights!”), and the day was unseasonably hot. (At a recent rally in Wisconsin he criticized organizers for letting surfaces get too icy).
But back to China: Trump’s main message was pretty clear, now that it no longer looks like a trade deal is virtually in the bag. If there’s somehow a deal that will stop China from “ripping us off”, Trump wins. Then again, Trump’s also now claiming he wins if there’s no deal, and instead, an…