What was the real story behind the predatory Trump University, and how does that tell us everything we need to know about Donald Trump? Plus more Decoding Project 2025. Plus the DNC!
As I watched the DNC, I could not stop smiling. It was the most entertaining convention I’ve ever witnessed, and I’ve been watching conventions for many years. The delegates seemed to be having so much fun, others have seemed more like long business meetings.
The $28 billion Trump mentioned didn’t actually come from China, however. It was paid out by the U.S. government to compensate farmers harmed by Trump’s trade war with Beijing.
The lion’s share of the USDA payments under both Trump and Biden, for example, came as a response to the Covid-19 emergency.
“If you take out the trade war payments, you take out the pandemic assistance, … the Trump years were pretty low in terms of income,” said Glauber, who now serves as a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. “That would have taken it down to probably one of the lowest levels that we’ve had in several years.”
Glauber, for one, warned that should Trump be reelected, the former president’s plan to aggressively expand tariffs risks triggering another trade war that would “really hurt U.S. agriculture.”
Hi Tristan. Thanks for all of the work you do! I wanted to share an article I recently posted which I think you might find interesting. It’s only a 7 min read — hope you enjoy! 🙏
Who knew so much joy & positivety could come from the same people who are ‘causing’ the political violence?! Just goes to show how LOW the Drump wagon is sinking!
As I watched the DNC, I could not stop smiling. It was the most entertaining convention I’ve ever witnessed, and I’ve been watching conventions for many years. The delegates seemed to be having so much fun, others have seemed more like long business meetings.
Great analogy LOL
RE: the party that exudes the greater energy and optimism generally wins. Then Yay¡
"Donald Trump’s proposals for attacking America’s farmers, making us less healthy"
With these being 2 of RFK Jr.'s big topics, do you think Kennedy endorsing Trump will have any impact on Project 2025?
re: Joy Reynolds-
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/14/trump-biden-farmers-00135396
$28 billion from China?
The $28 billion Trump mentioned didn’t actually come from China, however. It was paid out by the U.S. government to compensate farmers harmed by Trump’s trade war with Beijing.
The lion’s share of the USDA payments under both Trump and Biden, for example, came as a response to the Covid-19 emergency.
“If you take out the trade war payments, you take out the pandemic assistance, … the Trump years were pretty low in terms of income,” said Glauber, who now serves as a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. “That would have taken it down to probably one of the lowest levels that we’ve had in several years.”
Glauber, for one, warned that should Trump be reelected, the former president’s plan to aggressively expand tariffs risks triggering another trade war that would “really hurt U.S. agriculture.”
Hi Tristan. Thanks for all of the work you do! I wanted to share an article I recently posted which I think you might find interesting. It’s only a 7 min read — hope you enjoy! 🙏
https://open.substack.com/pub/donovanwashere/p/why-its-time-to-stop-hitting-snooze?r=13lrsx&utm_medium=ios
Who knew so much joy & positivety could come from the same people who are ‘causing’ the political violence?! Just goes to show how LOW the Drump wagon is sinking!