As warning signs of an economic slowdown bubble up at home, President Trump has amped up his trade war with China
"Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China," Trump tweeted on Friday. While the statement immediately ricocheted through the media, Trump's authority to"hereby order" companies to do something does not exist.This came after China announced a new round of tariffs against US-made goods. Trump didn't reserve his ire for China this week, either.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Trump maintained at a news conference Wednesday that the US economy is in a great condition:"But our economy is the strongest in the world, by far. Nothing even close. And a lot of good things are happening."Despite it, Trump is pitching himself as a happy warrior in the trade war.The President said he was"the chosen one" to take on China on Wednesday, while lifting his hands and raising his eyes to the sky.
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