Lol Trump

[Chiropteran]

... except, you know, he didn't even lie.

"We don't have any good deals." - opinion

"I'm trying to find a country where we actually have a surplus of trade as opposed to ... Everything's a deficit." - He didn't say we don't have a trade surplus anywhere, he says he is trying to find one.

"But I actually said to my people, 'Find a country where we actually do well.' So far we haven't found that country. It's just losses with everybody. And we're going to turn that around." - Probably still true. This article has a list of figures with no context. When we are 500B in the hole from China, it's hard to see how a mere 1-2B surplus with another country means we are "doing well", you might just argue that that is close enough to call it even. Netherlands is the only outlier.

 

[sandorski]

Regardless of the Nationhood or lack thereof of Hong Kong, a Trade Surplus, nevertheless, exists..

 

[sandorski]

... except, you know, he didn't even lie.

"We don't have any good deals." - opinion

"I'm trying to find a country where we actually have a surplus of trade as opposed to ... Everything's a deficit." - He didn't say we don't have a trade surplus anywhere, he says he is trying to find one.

"But I actually said to my people, 'Find a country where we actually do well.' So far we haven't found that country. It's just losses with everybody. And we're going to turn that around." - Probably still true. This article has a list of figures with no context. When we are 500B in the hole from China, it's hard to see how a mere 1-2B surplus with another country means we are "doing well", you might just argue that that is close enough to call it even. Netherlands is the only outlier.

That's just his stupid opinion, man.

 

[BxgJ]

He said he couldn't find them, not that they don't exist. Geography is hard.



/s

 

[Chiropteran]

Regardless of the Nationhood or lack thereof of Hong Kong, a Trade Surplus, nevertheless, exists..

Do you even know math?

$347B DEFICIT - $27.5B SURPLUS = $319.5B DEFICIT.

Now, is a $319.5B DEFICIT a deficit or is it a surplus? Hmm. Tricky question, I know. For calling Trump stupid every other breath, maybe you should work on making sure you don't say something stupid yourself.

 

[Homerboy]

Ok. The Left will concede that one to you. You're right. Let's move past that "mistake".
Now please comment on the rest of the article and/or countries listed.

Still waiting @Chiropteran

 

[nakedfrog]

... except, you know, he didn't even lie.

"We don't have any good deals." - opinion

"I'm trying to find a country where we actually have a surplus of trade as opposed to ... Everything's a deficit." - He didn't say we don't have a trade surplus anywhere, he says he is trying to find one.

"But I actually said to my people, 'Find a country where we actually do well.' So far we haven't found that country. It's just losses with everybody. And we're going to turn that around." - Probably still true. This article has a list of figures with no context. When we are 500B in the hole from China, it's hard to see how a mere 1-2B surplus with another country means we are "doing well", you might just argue that that is close enough to call it even. Netherlands is the only outlier.

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/highlights/toppartners.html#sur

 

[jman19]

... except, you know, he didn't even lie.

"We don't have any good deals." - opinion

"I'm trying to find a country where we actually have a surplus of trade as opposed to ... Everything's a deficit." - He didn't say we don't have a trade surplus anywhere, he says he is trying to find one.

"But I actually said to my people, 'Find a country where we actually do well.' So far we haven't found that country. It's just losses with everybody. And we're going to turn that around." - Probably still true. This article has a list of figures with no context. When we are 500B in the hole from China, it's hard to see how a mere 1-2B surplus with another country means we are "doing well", you might just argue that that is close enough to call it even. Netherlands is the only outlier.

Interesting, the man with the weight and resources of the office of the office of POTUS couldn't find one. I'm sure he looked real hard. So if he's not lying, I guess he's just completely incompetent? Of course one shouldn't rule out that he is both.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Interesting, the man with the weight and resources of the office of the office of POTUS couldn't find one. I'm sure he looked real hard. So if he's not lying, I guess he's just completely incompetent? Of course one shouldn't rule out that he is both.

they just haven't 'reported' about it on fox news yet, once they do, he'll have some info.

 

[sandorski]

Do you even know math?

$347B DEFICIT - $27.5B SURPLUS = $319.5B DEFICIT.

Now, is a $319.5B DEFICIT a deficit or is it a surplus? Hmm. Tricky question, I know. For calling Trump stupid every other breath, maybe you should work on making sure you don't say something stupid yourself.

Ugh, there is a Trade Surplus with Hong Kong....learn to think.

 

[nakedfrog]

Ugh, there is a Trade Surplus with Hong Kong....learn to think.

I'm afraid that ship has already left port, hit an iceberg, sunk to the ocean floor, and rusted away.

 

[Homerboy]

Interesting, the man with the weight and resources of the office of the office of POTUS couldn't find one. I'm sure he looked real hard. So if he's not lying, I guess he's just completely incompetent? Of course one shouldn't rule out that he is both.

Hey, like those "landslide election results", he's just reading what they gave him (or whatever his pathetic excuse was during that press conference)

 

[woolfe9998]

... except, you know, he didn't even lie.

"We don't have any good deals." - opinion

"I'm trying to find a country where we actually have a surplus of trade as opposed to ... Everything's a deficit." - He didn't say we don't have a trade surplus anywhere, he says he is trying to find one.

"But I actually said to my people, 'Find a country where we actually do well.' So far we haven't found that country. It's just losses with everybody. And we're going to turn that around." - Probably still true. This article has a list of figures with no context. When we are 500B in the hole from China, it's hard to see how a mere 1-2B surplus with another country means we are "doing well", you might just argue that that is close enough to call it even. Netherlands is the only outlier.

He's "trying to find one?" Trump has this information at his fingertips. He's a liar and you're pathetic for defending his lies.

 

[zinfamous]

Sorry, I use the proper defintion of the term, not the left's co-opted form in which it just means something they don't like.

"One who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ."

Hating on complete assholes is not bigotry, hombre.

There is no possible objective view on Trump that doesn't paint him as a complete and total asshole.

Buckle up, Snowflake, because you chose the wrong train this time around.

 

[Ichinisan]

What is a "trade surplus?"

Means you get more stuff than you paid for?

 

[Younigue]

Do you even know math?

$347B DEFICIT - $27.5B SURPLUS = $319.5B DEFICIT.

Now, is a $319.5B DEFICIT a deficit or is it a surplus? Hmm. Tricky question, I know. For calling Trump stupid every other breath, maybe you should work on making sure you don't say something stupid yourself.

And you think your man is the man who can fix everything? Tell me... is it because he said he alone could?
Do you truly think he sounds like an informed person? Do you truly believe he has anyone but his own interests at heart? What about him gets your motor running? If this were a party thing I still wouldn't understand but at least it would be an explanation. Trump? Your defense of him defies logic. Do you also have a cardboard cut out of him that you salute? Does the cardboard talk back and encourage you to be the very best little zealot you can be? The Tangerine-in-Chief loathes you, holds you in contempt, feels nothing but disdain for you but he does want your support. Good job I guess.

 

[momeNt]

I take a general offense to both the thread title and the content of the OP. The thread title is not a headline or in any way indicative of the content of the article being linked, only a reaction. Then the content, is just the article basically and his opinion of the article without any real argument or further articulation.

How can one have a discussion based on the thread topic and OP? What is being asked? How would you like me to respond? You got the hack knee-jerks to respond, good for you, but I think most of us need a little bit more to get our discussion juices flowing.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

I take a general offense to both the thread title and the content of the OP. The thread title is not a headline or in any way indicative of the content of the article being linked, only a reaction. Then the content, is just the article basically and his opinion of the article without any real argument or further articulation.

How can one have a discussion based on the thread topic and OP? What is being asked? How would you like me to respond? You got the hack knee-jerks to respond, good for you, but I think most of us need a little bit more to get our discussion juices flowing.

Intent is obvious...Perknose got what he/she was looking for. But I'll give you an A for effort...as futile as it is within this cesspool.

 

[alien42]

We all know you are willing to put aside morals & truth to "win" an argument, nothing new here.

irony so thick you can cut it with a knife.

 

[brycejones]

He's "trying to find one?" Trump has this information at his fingertips. He's a liar and you're pathetic for defending his lies.

Just because its in the CIA fact book doesn't mean its to be believed it seems. He is still waiting on special agent Bannon to get back to him.

 

[Chiropteran]

Still waiting @Chiropteran

Did you miss 26?

 

[Chiropteran]

Ugh, there is a Trade Surplus with Hong Kong....learn to think.

Hong Kong and China are the same country. If there is a 347B deficit with china, the 27B surplus of Hong Kong barely makes a dent in that.

...learn to think.

 

[Chiropteran]

And you think your man is the man who can fix everything? Tell me... is it because he said he alone could?
Do you truly think he sounds like an informed person? Do you truly believe he has anyone but his own interests at heart? What about him gets your motor running? If this were a party thing I still wouldn't understand but at least it would be an explanation. Trump? Your defense of him defies logic. Do you also have a cardboard cut out of him that you salute? Does the cardboard talk back and encourage you to be the very best little zealot you can be? The Tangerine-in-Chief loathes you, holds you in contempt, feels nothing but disdain for you but he does want your support. Good job I guess.

You are spewing a lot of BS there, be careful.

Question: what did I ever say that made you think anything you spewed was true?

 

[sandorski]

Hong Kong and China are the same country. If there is a 347B deficit with china, the 27B surplus of Hong Kong barely makes a dent in that.

...learn to think.

Read my post again.

 

[Chiropteran]

Read my post again.

It is still wrong.