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President Donald Trump’s “correction” started out with there may be some “minor disruption,” then turned to a slight reduction in the stability of the economy, and now he is saying there may be a recession. This, to me, is typical of a man who had no idea what impact tariffs will have on the economy.
Now he is saying that with Elon Musk’s car business tanking, he will buy a Tesla. Does he think that by doing that the economy will get better? After all, he won’t be paying for the car, your tax dollar will. Sort of like the tens of millions of taxpayer dollars that he has spent playing golf.
Congress needs to step up to the plate and start controlling one of their mandates, namely controlling the country’s purse strings. I fear the next thing you know there will be a likeness of Trump replacing George Washington on the dollar bill, just a reminder of the mistake that was made putting him in office.
Richard Barclay
Holden