Ahmed Baba

“Why?” is the key question that the Trump Admin has no coherent answer for—nor can they articulate a long-term goal. Trump inherited a strong economy he delusionally insists is weak. There is zero need for these tariffs. He has the wrong diagnosis and the wrong prescription.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar

Bartiromo to Bessent: "Business leaders are saying to me, 'why are we doing this?' Everyone was very excited about President Trump's agenda -- deregulation, tapping into energy, tax cuts -- and now, boom, with these tariffs everything has changed. Why are we doing this?" https://t.co/BnmWElMSv8

RT @mattmfm: Reddit is flooded with small businesses owners getting crushed by tariffs — devastated by the thought of raising prices, firin…

When the central incentive structure within an administration is to flatter the egomaniacal president instead of looking out for the best interests of America, this is what you get—Destructive policy and gaslighting. Lincoln had a team of rivals. Trump has a team of sycophants.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar

Leavitt: "I do just want to point out one thing. Everybody in Washington, whether they want to admit it or not, knows that this president is right when it comes to tariffs and when it comes to trade." https://t.co/u9ZZuFypNg

Elon Musk is beefing with Trump’s Trade Advisor Peter Navarro amid Musk’s opposition to Trump’s tariffs. By all means proceed https://t.co/hZgi5tOzpf

Trump’s first term wasn’t as bad as it could’ve been in spite of him, not because of him. This time, he’s surrounded by sycophants and the guardrails are gone—just like we warned. Now, we’re all feeling the unchecked volatility of Trump’s undisciplined mind.

Trump isn’t just tanking markets—he’s shattering decades of trust. The idea that the US will have foreign policy or trade continuity across admins is dead. It could take decades of consistency to rebuild the trust Trump shattered in less than 3 months. https://t.co/Sr9gBBtsjb

Hundreds of thousands demonstrating nationwide in #HandsOff protests against Trump and Musk’s power grabs. Democrats winning and over-performing in elections. Trump’s approval tanking while his tariffs tank the markets. Trump’s overreach backfired—Americans are standing up.

RT @jonfavs: To recap: - A man who’s never been charged with anything gets sent to a foreign gulag - He had legal protections from being…

RT @JonLemire: As the markets crash and retirement accounts vanish:

Trump meant to send this to his “Destroy The Economy PC Small Group” Signal chat but he’s posting on main

Aaron Rupar @atrupar

Trump reposts a video claiming he's "purposely CRASHING the market" https://t.co/7wBQ7fQV9u

100% this. The GOP-controlled House and Senate, in a heartbeat, could pass a bill to end this with unanimous Dem support. But they refuse. Pressure and blame needs to be applied on them. This is just as much their fault. They’re a coequal branch refusing to check the executive.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

The stock market lost 10% of its value in two days because your Republican member of Congress 100% supports the tariff meltdown. They could stop it at any moment. But they want it to continue.

The Trump Admin's Orwellian tariff gaslighting makes the plot of "Don't Look Up" look like a documentary. This Admin would 100% claim that an asteroid headed toward Earth is actually good for the economy, and delusional people would cheer it on. We're living in the upside-down.