And MAGA Republicans Cheer!

Neal Katyal explains why what Trump (aka “the Felon In the White House or FIWH) has done is illegal (10 minutes):

HEY MAGAs! Your taxes just went up. As best as I can understand the FIWH just raised all of our taxes by essentially imposing what is a sales tax on purchases of items that come into our country from foreign sources. The FIWH has imagined OUR country is in some kind of an emergency and taxing the populous through imposing tariffs is his answer.

How does that fit into your world views, MAGAs? Aren’t you all in favor of ‘free’ trade and low taxes. Now through some sleight of hand you have been trickeried into paying higher taxes by your current deity, the FIWH.

Who saw that one coming? Even though we are caught by the same rules I have to laugh at the MAGAs who voted for this. Killing free trade and raising taxes! Way to go! 

This is hardly the only time the FIWH has tricked his followers. Just a couple weeks ago the congressional MAGAs drastically inflated the national debt (that he promised not to do) while raising taxes and dramatically cutting services for the poor and middle class – that he also promised not to do. Boy is this guy ever a liar. Boy does he ever make fools of his followers!

BTW – I am writing a day before the August first deadline for tariffs to go into effect from damn near every country in the world. If the FIWH pulls his TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) routine in the next two days this column still goes up because the FIWH is really screwing with every citizens economics by playing games with his tariff threats.

And do not forget that what he is doing is highly illegal – highly illegal! As noted in the video above what congress is the only branch of government that has the power to deal with tariffs. But our totally gutless MAGA congress ran away rather than standing up to deal with real problems. How can these MAGA congress critters stand without a spine.

I had a Republican congress member long ago that we are a country of laws. Now his party mocks the law at every turn and the followers cheer them on. Even when they get royally screwed.

Up to this point the effects of tariffs have been somewhat minimal as the FIWH has chickened out on most of his threats on tariffs or businesses have absorbed the cost. But led by P&G last week it looks like businesses will no longer absorb the tariffs. Bing! Here comes the inflation!

Sounds like yet another FIWH delusion about to be shattered. Do you feel it Iowa MAGAs? And you can’t complain to your congress members because:

A) you voted for it and 

B) They are worthless and much more scared of one man (FIWH) than they are scared of half a million of you.

So belly up and pay those higher taxes. By the way remember that a billion taxpayer dollars will be going to upgrade the plane that the FIWH got as a bribe from Saudi Arabia for his birthday. Doesn’t that make you feel good?

And remember that some 150,000 government employees are being paid for not working. That should make you feel good about the FIWH too. 

Update – looks like the TACO man has already backed down to Mexico. Of course that does not mean businesses won’t be raising their prices. Getting jerked around like an abused child has costs also.