I don’t care for President Trump, but I have generally refrained from gratuitous or trivial attacks on the man.
Here is something worth an outright lambasting of President Trump.
Specifically his “order” for American businesses to “leave” China. Obviously he has no authority to literally order American businesses out of China, but still the statement stinks.
I work for one of the largest privately held corporations in the world, which does a huge amount of business in China.
On behalf of myself, my employer and all other similarly situated companies, we will reply to your order with the following statement:
Get ******!!!
I will say it in those words. My company will soon say it in more polite language that implies the same sentiment. Other companies will say similar things.
**** your trade war.
**** your protectionism.
**** this order.
I try not to engage in hyperbole for the most part.
But I cannot in good faith oppose these trade and economic policies but in the strongest terms and with the strongest language.
I will return to my more measured and low key criticism of Trump, when he deserves such.
Not Trump’s particular sin, his sin is protectionism. Trump has not embarked on any communistic endeavors to this point, as least as far as I am aware.
National Review is totally irrelevant to the right these days.
Even better, the bigwigs in your company regardless of what they do otherwise are going to suck up to Trump’s wishes if they have federal government business, definitely privately and probably publicly.
Seems to me that “ordering” US corporations to get out of China is more than simple protectionism. I’m not sure if the lack of any authority to do that makes it better or worse.
