On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed that Republicans are more likely than not to lose control of the House due to Trump’s historically low approval rating and a surge in G.O.P. retirements. The mid-term elections are now just 3 months away and President Trump has moved into full campaign mode to try to […]
On MSBNC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner’s charts provided context and fact checking for Trump’s victory lap following the release of the latest GDP report. President Trump summoned the television cameras to the South Lawn on Friday to extol the second quarter GDP figures and the overall state of the economy. While no one can […]
On MSBNC’s Morning Joe today, in light of yesterday’s agreement to suspend the trade war, Steven Rattner put US-EU trade into perspective. President Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Union, announced an “agreement” late Wednesday afternoon to suspend the brewing trade war between the world’s largest developed countries. But even if this […]
On MSBNC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts detailing the rising trend in Trump’s falsehoods which have not only increased alongside his more frequent comments, but have done so at a faster rate. President Trump is well known for his frequent falsehoods (more simply, lies). What might not be as well known is that […]
On MSBNC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing that while the US dominates in defense, Europe has collectively been spending at a faster pace and handily outspends all other countries. Let’s stipulate that the Europeans spend much less on defense than the United States as a share of their gross domestic product. In […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner presented charts showing how the fallout from Trump’s trade war is coming home to roost. As President Trump continues to escalate his trade war – particularly with China – the fallout on American workers and consumers is beginning to become noticeable. Since mid-February, when the Commerce Department first […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, I discussed Trump’s repeated falsehoods about illegal border crossings, which in truth remain near historic lows. Additionally, this segment of the population is far less likely to be incarcerated than native-born Americans. As with so many other issues, President Trump is taking substantial liberties (in other words, uttering falsehoods) about […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner detailed Trump’s misleading claims about US trade with Canada – from the trade balance figures to the tariffs charged to the very real cost it’s inflicting on US companies and consumers. Lost in the commotion over President Trump’s attacks on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the fact […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed the lesson of past tariff experiences and likely impact of Trump’s import duties on the US economy. With the imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from some of our closest allies, we are now in a full-fledged trade dispute, if not an outright trade war. […]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner discussed Trump’s flip-flops on trade policy which has strained relationships with key allies and threatens to yield more tit-for-tat retaliation from key allies. Donald Trump has flip-flopped his way through many policy decisions (think North Korea), and high on that list of policies managed incoherently has been trade. […]
