GOP senator: Trump's (trade) policies doing 'permanent damage'

[babylonsister]

GOP senator: Trump’s policies doing 'permanent damage'
By Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/15/18 07:01 AM EDT


Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) warned on Sunday that President Trump’s policies on trade are starting to do “permanent damage.”

Johnson said during an interview with New York AM 970 radio host John Catsimatidis that his state of Wisconsin has “been particularly targeted” by China’s recently imposed tariffs, which came in response to President Trump’s trade measure against the country.

Johnson told Catsimatidis that the steel tariffs are “hitting us pretty hard,” adding that he’s heard of price increases of 30 to 40 percent.

"The problem with that is it raises the cost of American-manufactured products, Wisconsin-manufactured products, which makes them less competitive on the global trade market," Johnson said.

The senator said Trump is “absolutely right” to demand reciprocal trade, but that he hopes Trump will quickly resolve the escalating trade dispute because “right now there is some permanent damage being done.”

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/397040-gop-senator-trumps-policies-doing-permanent-damage

[dalton99a]

1. Ron Johnson Dumbest GOP Senator With Head Furthest Up Russia's Ass Again

https://www.wonkette.com/ron-johnson-russia

Ron Johnson Dumbest GOP Senator With Head Furthest Up Russia's Ass Again
Evan Hurst
July 10, 2018 12:22 PM

Some months back, we LOLed and giggle-snorted at Wisconsin GOP Senator Ron Johnson, who was having hallucinations and palpitations on Fox News over how FBI agents Peter Strzok and Lisa Page (who used to fuck but don't fuck no more) revealed in their text messages that they were in a SECRET SOCIETY! He literally thought the GOP had an "informant" who was "whistleblowing" to them about this, when it was clear to anyone with two brain cells to rub together that Strzok and Page were just bein' silly. Johnson eventually walked his claims back, admitting that it was possible Strzok and Page were joking, but the incident stuck in our mind, because WOW, THAT GUY IS DUMB AS SHIT.

Well, he's back! (From Moscow.) And he has thoughts on Russian interference in the 2016 election!

"I've been pretty upfront that the election interference — as serious as that was, and unacceptable — is not the greatest threat to our democracy," he said. "We've blown it way out of proportion — [as if it's] the greatest threat to democracy ... "

Yeah! A hostile foreign power meddling in our supposedly free and fair elections to help Donald Trump and the GOP consolidate power isn't that big a deal. It's not like they were helping the Democrats or anything, AMIRITE, SENATOR? And didn't Donald Trump just recently tweet for the five-thousandth time that he believes Vladimir Putin when he says he doesn't screw with our elections? He sure did, and he's the president, whose words shall not be questioned!

This is of course at odds with the bipartisan conclusion of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which co-signed the intelligence community's assessment that Russia fucked us and fucked us hard, in order to help Trump. (They co-signed that assessment the same day Ron Johnson and his buddies went to Moscow, for the Fourth of July, did we mention that yet?)

[hatrack]

2. So what are you going to do, Senator Gapemaw?

Oh, that's right, nothing, same as always.

Asshole.

[PA Democrat]

3. The only time these tools are outraged by Trump's policies

is when thy affect the bottom line of their big corporate campaign contributors. If Trump's tariffs had a negative impact solely on the non-wealthy, they would not give a damn.

[matt819]

4. Once more

They may complain,but every complaint includes the assertion that they understand and support the thinking behind the trade war. You can’t fix stupid.

A question for those who say they understand what the buffoon is doing, even as they admit the damage may be permanent.

Tell me exactly how your cheese producers and soybean farmers and Harley builders were being hurt by the trading rules and tariffs in place before the buffoon set everything in fire. Also, have you ever heard the words global supply chain. If so, explain

[The Genealogist]

5. Your gravy train caught in a mud puddle, Senator?

When the gravy train goes down the messy trail called the Trump presidency, you have to expect a few inconveniences.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Whoa! This Johnson guy is getting to be super-smart.

Hey, Ron - D'oh.

[Progressive dog]

7. He's worried only

about permanent damage to his support.

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Soybeans will not pick up after trade war-China already has established supply lines with Russia now