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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is picking a fight with the Chamber of Commerce?
He just said that he has to rethink his membership, because the Chamber is more for their members, than for their country.
Ouch!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)The Chamber is the bread and butter of today's Republican Party.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)The CofC types would gladly sell American factory jobs down the river, while they import cheap crap from China to make profits off of.
This is one of Trump's few smart moves.
keithbvadu2
(36,827 posts)What's the problem?
That is Trump's philosophy.
Baitball Blogger
(46,735 posts)Chamber of Commerce hits Trump on weaponization of tariffs and then Trump calls CNBC to fight back
Key Points
President Trumps tariff strategy creates uncertainty with our trading partners, says a top official at the worlds largest business lobbying group.
Myron Brilliant, head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, contends that tariffs are the wrong approach with China and Mexico.
Reacting to Brillants interview, Trump calls in to CNBC to argue his case for why tariffs are effective. He also blasts the Chamber of Commerce.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/10/trump-weaponization-of-tariffs-going-to-hurt-us-chamber-of-commerce.html
lpbk2713
(42,759 posts)When his handlers tell him how bad he fucked up this time he'll claim he was only kidding.