• longjohnjohnson@lemmy.ml
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    14 days ago

    Small correction, I’ve read several biographies of people close to trump, including his nephew, and trump legitimately believes he’s one of the smartest people on the planet. Especially when it comes to business. His narcissism is well earned here.

    He thinks elom knows more about computers, but the reason he refuses to listen to even a slightly less idiotic billionaire about the Tariffs, is because he believes he knows more than Elon about trade. He thinks he knows more about trade than economists who spends their lives doing this.

    He’s never had to deal with trade. His business is real estate, that’s service based. Trade is a whole different system he’s never been involved in. He hates trade. Even though he’s benefited immensely from it.

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      14 days ago

      His business is real estate

      Yeah except his real business is money laundering for Russian Oligarchs. Thats the only thing that kept him afloat for the past 30 years.

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        14 days ago

        Absolutely true.

        On paper though, he’s a real estate tycoon (at least his father was one, Don’s just trying to make his abusive dead father proud of him from beyond the grave).

        That’s all he has any, on paper, practical experience doing.

        His money laundering is more one of those hobbies that’s turned out to be his real passion. Like Bankrupting casinos.

        His current handling of the largest government, economy, and military in human history; is pulling deep from those two hobbies.