'So much for Trump as genius': Conservative WSJ editorial drops the hammer on president's trade blunders

'So much for Trump as genius': Conservative WSJ editorial drops the hammer on president's trade blunders: The conservative Wall Street Journal’s editorial page on Friday published a scathing editorial attacking President Donald Trump’s decision to slap key American allies with hefty tariffs on steel and aluminum. “So much for Donald Trump as genius deal-maker,” the editorial begins. “We are supposed to believe his tariff threats are a clever negotiation strategy, but on Thursday he revealed he’s merely an old-fashioned protectionist.” The editorial goes on to slam the president for hitting Canada, …

Former associates confess what a horrible deal-maker Trump was -- who regularly botched his own negotiations

Former associates confess what a horrible deal-maker Trump was -- who regularly botched his own negotiations: Even the conservative Wall Street Journal has figured out that President Donald Trump isn’t the master negotiator he’s long branded himself as — but Trump’s former business associates say they’ve known Trump was bad at making deals for years. Jack O’Donnell, a former Trump casino executive, tells Politico that Trump’s typical negotiating style is to act, as the publication puts it, as a “for-show tough guy.” However, when it comes to the details of negotiating, …

Trump dehumanizes minorities to gain the approval of angry whites -- according to science

Trump dehumanizes minorities to gain the approval of angry whites -- according to science: Writing for the New York Times, demographics expert Thomas Edsall looked askance on President Donald Trump calling members of MS-13 “animals” during a rant on undocumented immigrants and tried to figure out a more scientific approach as to why Trump using the highly inflammatory rhetoric. According to Edsall, “Through gut (or gutter) instinct, Trump has adopted a political strategy designed to exploit anger at and resentment toward immigrants as well as racial and ethnic minorities. …

Trump is 'going down' -- and here are all the reasons why

Trump is 'going down' -- and here are all the reasons why: I’ve been “covering” the Trump story for over a year now, and I’m sick and tired of stacking up the details of his treachery day after day, week after week. What more do you need to know? He’s a lying, thieving, incompetent, ignorant traitor who conspired with the Russian government to steal the election of 2016 and illegally defeat a candidate who won the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots. His presidency is illegitimate, …

'They're laughing at him': Thomas Friedman explains why Trump screwed up the Israel embassy deal

'They're laughing at him': Thomas Friedman explains why Trump screwed up the Israel embassy deal: During a Tuesday conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that President Donald Trump made a terrible deal, essentially giving away the farm, on any chance of Middle East peace. Friedman explained that the Hamas violence and deaths seen in reaction to the embassy moving to Jerusalem were the radical Palestinian response, but he wondered what Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are doing to work with moderate Palestinians …

Jared Kushner calls 40 Palestinians killed outside Jerusalem embassy opening 'part of the problem'

Jared Kushner calls 40 Palestinians killed outside Jerusalem embassy opening 'part of the problem': Jared Kushner, an adviser to President Donald Trump, suggested on Monday that dozens Palestinians who were killed while protesting the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem were “part of the problem” in the Middle East. While speaking at the dedication for the controversial new embassy, Kushner referred to the protests outside the celebration, where more than 40 Palestinian demonstrators have reportedly been killed. “President Trump was very clear that his decision [to move the …

Author reveals how Donald Trump chased after 'Russian criminal money' to build Trump Tower

Author reveals how Donald Trump chased after 'Russian criminal money' to build Trump Tower: Award-winning Associated Press reporter Seth Hettena, author of the new book Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, explained President Donald Trump’s decades-long ties to the Russian Mob during a Saturday appearance on MSNBC “A new book on the Russia investigation explores whether President Trump is either hiding something when it comes to the Kremlin or was duped by Soviet state craft,” anchor Alex Witt noted. “You have relationships with Russia — between Trump and people around him …