Trump fears cancellation of his reality show
By Eugene Robinson
The Washington Post
Uh-oh. President Trump is in such a state of panic about his dimming reelection prospects that hes getting his lies mixed up and occasionally blurting out the truth.
Its tough for Apple to pay tariffs if its competing with a very good company [Samsung] thats not, the president told reporters Sunday; flatly contradicting the ridiculous and utterly false narrative he has spent months trying to sell. Trump apparently forgot his standard lie that China is somehow paying billions of dollars in tariffs, acknowledging instead that they are taxes paid by U.S. companies and, ultimately, the American consumer.
This reflects more than just the difficulty of juggling multiple lies. Evidence suggests that Trump is melting down. Again.
And for good reason.
Fears of global recession, greatly exacerbated by Trumps erratic and self-destructive trade policies, have sent financial markets tumbling. A sharp downturn would close off one of the principal lines of attack the president was hoping to use against his Democratic opponent. He tried it out at a rally in New Hampshire last week: You have no choice but to vote for me, he told the crowd, because your 401(k)s down the tubes, everythings gonna be down the tubes if he loses. So, whether you love me or hate me, you gotta vote for me.
Fact check: No.
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