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LetMyPeopleVote

(160,968 posts)
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 06:32 PM Tuesday

Trump just handed Democrats a winning election slogan: Wall Street Journal

These ads write themselves.
https://bsky.app/profile/realtuckfrumper.bsky.social/post/3llrglcrmtc2f



https://www.rawstory.com/trump-trade-war-2671652785

The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page on Tuesday whacked President Donald Trump for handing Democrats what it said could be a winning campaign message in the 2026 midterm elections.

In particular, the Journal took aim at Trump for professing indifference to the price increases his tariffs are likely to inflict upon American consumers when he said that "I couldn’t care less" if car manufacturers raise prices in response to his tariffs. He further added, "I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are gonna buy American-made cars.".....

"As a political matter, Mr. Trump’s 'I couldn’t care less' quote about price increases is likely to show up in Democratic campaign ads next year," the editors warned. "Polling shows most voters don’t think Mr. Trump is focusing enough on reducing prices—64% say not enough in the CBS News survey released Sunday. Mr. Trump won’t be on the ballot in 2026, but you can bet TV ads will link Republicans in Congress to Mr. Trump and those comments.".
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Trump just handed Democrats a winning election slogan: Wall Street Journal (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday OP
I can see this ad being used often by the Democrats LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #1
WSJ hands Dems a win Cinjanik Tuesday #2
This is always who he was Hekate Tuesday #6
I agree. It's not the dementia MadameButterfly Wednesday #33
I think its the dementia kicking in Mountain Mule Tuesday #9
Trump's dementia had gotten worse LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #11
Six? birdographer Tuesday #15
Misfire utahguy925 Tuesday #19
I agree. sheshe2 Tuesday #20
It doesn't have a brain. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #29
Naw, he's lived in a "tariffs are great" fantasy world since he was in his 30s JHB Tuesday #21
That assumes... regnaD kciN Tuesday #3
I don't care, Do you? n/t PuraVidaDreamin Tuesday #4
Careless and couldn't care less.. BattleRow Tuesday #7
Let them eat cake! CitizenZero Tuesday #5
Do it NOW... IcyPeas Tuesday #8
Agree! We need public opinion to shift before it's too late! NH Ethylene Tuesday #10
K&R spanone Tuesday #12
Republicans ARE linked to him, with their lips on his ass. n/t Beartracks Tuesday #13
1. ads will never run on Fox 2. Fox wont' report Trump's statement 3. MAGAs won't believe it. Demovictory9 Tuesday #14
Yeah, Keep It UP... Big Mouth Fuckhead. Cha Tuesday #16
Trump couldn't care less about the whole country or who suffers from his actions. Lonestarblue Tuesday #17
When it comes to other people, Tump has always been a "couldn't care less" kinda guy. patphil Tuesday #18
Love the last two lines.. slightlv Tuesday #23
Be my guest. patphil Tuesday #24
Wow. This should be a campaign song for all Democratic candidates MadameButterfly Wednesday #32
Don't get it... how is Wall Street Journal a winning campaign slogan? Meowmee Tuesday #22
I'm just surprised he didn't say "could care less" intrepidity Wednesday #25
So was I sammythecat Wednesday #27
Why wait til 2026?!?! InAbLuEsTaTe Wednesday #26
Now just a minute! Just a darn minute! Are we trusting Murdoch? GreenWave Wednesday #28
Bastard just shuttered Voice of America!!! !!! !!! calimary Wednesday #30
Car prices will be going up and trump does not care LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #31
So let me get this straight. Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #34
Democrats should use it. dalton99a Wednesday #35
He never cared about lowering consumer prices ScratchCat Wednesday #36
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #37
Also from WSJ article: "U.S. car makers are also likely to raise their prices" NowsTheTime Thursday #38
A true man of the people! LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #39

MadameButterfly

(2,736 posts)
33. I agree. It's not the dementia
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:10 PM
Wednesday

He's just gotten better at getting his way since Trump 1, with some advice from Vlad.
The dementia just insures he can't learn anything new in the face of bad results--though I suspect that was baked in before the dementia too. But he will be managed more and more by Musk and others as he functions less and less.

Mountain Mule

(1,108 posts)
9. I think its the dementia kicking in
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:24 PM
Tuesday

That's in addition to the hypnosis and brainwashing. It's so obvious that T***p's brain is not firing on all six cylinders.

birdographer

(2,905 posts)
15. Six?
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:59 PM
Tuesday

I think he lost three cylinders a long time ago. Two are weak and stuttering. There’s not a lot there to work with.

JHB

(37,613 posts)
21. Naw, he's lived in a "tariffs are great" fantasy world since he was in his 30s
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:23 PM
Tuesday

It's constipation of his brain: It never passes through.

regnaD kciN

(26,904 posts)
3. That assumes...
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 06:43 PM
Tuesday
“Mr. Trump won’t be on the ballot in 2026, but you can bet TV ads will link Republicans in Congress to Mr. Trump and those comments."

…there’s going to be an election in 2026.

CitizenZero

(654 posts)
5. Let them eat cake!
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:14 PM
Tuesday

Maybe Trump will have a similar fate to Marie Antoinette. His lack of consideration for the American people is vast and bottomless. This is what people get when they vote for a gang of sociopaths, led by another sociopath. If America survives, they will be writing endless history books about this period in time. Like the proverb says- May you be cursed to live in interesting times.

IcyPeas

(23,412 posts)
8. Do it NOW...
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:24 PM
Tuesday

They should be shouting about this now.... not next year. People won't even remember him saying this. Every friggen day he says shit that should be on billboards across the country.

"As a political matter, Mr. Trump’s 'I couldn’t care less' quote about price increases is likely to show up in Democratic campaign ads next year,"

NH Ethylene

(31,076 posts)
10. Agree! We need public opinion to shift before it's too late!
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 07:38 PM
Tuesday

In 2 years we may not even be able to vote if all this isn't stopped.

Lonestarblue

(12,512 posts)
17. Trump couldn't care less about the whole country or who suffers from his actions.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:19 PM
Tuesday

He is evil and is deliberately destroying the federal government out of revenge. When the country is in shambles, he will be laughing with his billionaire buddies over how he had the power to destroy the US.

patphil

(7,607 posts)
18. When it comes to other people, Tump has always been a "couldn't care less" kinda guy.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 08:25 PM
Tuesday

I live about 60 miles from NYC, and have for the past 40 yrs. I've seen this walking pile of shit spew his hate filled invective for all those years. I can't see how any kind, loving, compassionate person could have ever voted for him.
It's an indictment of the American People that he was reelected.
We need to fix what he is breaking, not just for America, but for the entire world.
Empathy is love, love is empathy!
Flush the Musk/Trump presidency down the toilet of history!

slightlv

(5,254 posts)
23. Love the last two lines..
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 09:36 PM
Tuesday
Empathy is love, love is empathy!
Flush the Musk/Trump presidency down the toilet of history!


That would make an excellent slogan on my 2nd poster this Saturday, the first one being Hands Off! My Social Security!!

Do you mind if I steal it from you?!

patphil

(7,607 posts)
24. Be my guest.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 11:24 PM
Tuesday

Love is the opening door. Love is what we came here for. No one can offer you more.



MadameButterfly

(2,736 posts)
32. Wow. This should be a campaign song for all Democratic candidates
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:07 PM
Wednesday

from now on. It will make sense in a world where cruelty is the point. I want to hear it at every rally.
Forget the jingoistic stuff about America. What is America if we delete love?

intrepidity

(8,219 posts)
25. I'm just surprised he didn't say "could care less"
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 02:02 AM
Wednesday

I really was actually surprised he used it correctly.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,055 posts)
34. So let me get this straight.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:13 PM
Wednesday
"I hope they raise their prices, because if they do, people are gonna buy American-made cars.".....


So I buy a car for 50k and if it now costs 60k then, let me see carry the one. Fuck that is irrational on it's face

Mans marbles are in the can.

ScratchCat

(2,640 posts)
36. He never cared about lowering consumer prices
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 01:27 PM
Wednesday

It was just one of many "I'll say anything to get elected and stay out of prison" positions that he took because he knows how gullible conservative voters are.

Don't pretend for one minute that any rich or wealthy person cares about the price of food, or, more importantly, that food and consumer good prices are a burden for people who have exponentially less than them. They. Don't. Care. Because they are not affected.

NowsTheTime

(1,080 posts)
38. Also from WSJ article: "U.S. car makers are also likely to raise their prices"
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 04:12 PM
Thursday

"Mr. Trump also ignores that U.S. car makers are also likely to raise their prices," the editors contended. "If Hyundai raises the price of an export model made in South Korea, then Ford and GM may at first try to capture market share. But over time the U.S firms would be foolish not to raise their prices to increase profits, perhaps by some margin less than the increase on imported cars. That’s what happened after Mr. Trump raised tariffs on washing machines in his first term. Washer prices rose nearly 12%, according to a 2019 study, and it didn’t matter where the machine was made."

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