Year: 2019
Trump’s Trade Uncertainty Could Cost $850 Billion Worldwide
$850 billion
Reuters: “Trade policy uncertainty driven by the Trump administration’s escalating dispute with China means hundreds of billions of dollars in lost U.S. output and as much as $850 billion lost globally through early next year, research published this week by the Federal Reserve suggests.”
Contrary to Trump’s Assertions, ‘Coal Is Not Back’
“Coal’s not back. Nobody saved the coal industry.”
— Cecil Roberts, the president of United Mine Workers of America, said that the coal industry is not “back,” despite President Trump’s claims, CNN reports. He added that coal-fired plants are closing all over the country, calling it a “harsh reality.”
Trump’s Phantom $50 Million Loan
$50 million
Mother Jones: “Donald Trump’s massive debts—he owes hundreds of millions of dollars—are the subject of continuous congressional and journalistic scrutiny. But for years, one Trump loan has been particularly mystifying: a debt of more than $50 million that Trump claims he owes to one of his own companies. According to tax and financial experts, the loan, which Trump has never fully explained, might be part of a controversial tax avoidance scheme known as debt parking. … Yet a Mother Jones investigation has uncovered information that raises questions about the very existence of this loan, presenting the possibility that this debt was concocted as a ploy to evade income taxes—a move that could constitute tax fraud.”
Johnson Not Likely to Seek Brexit Extension from EU
“I would rather be dead in a ditch.”
— British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, quoted by The Guardian, when asked if he would ask the European Union for an extension on Brexit.
Half Say They’ll Vote Against Trump
52%
A new Rasmussen poll finds 52% of voters are likely to vote against President Trump next year, and most of them say Trump, not the Democratic candidate, is the likeliest reason why. While 75% of Republicans are likely to vote for Trump, 21% of the voters in his own party say they are more likely to vote against him next year.
A Sap’s Map Flap
Trump came off like a doddering old sap
When he created his Hurricane Dorian flap.
Trump used a Sharpie
To include Alabammy
On his very special National Weather Service map.
