Art of the Deal, Indeed

The $1.4 Trillion U.S. ‘Surplus’ That Trump’s Not Talking About [...] For China, the image of a massive trade deficit with the U.S. "is at odds with the fact that Chinese consumers own more iPhones and buy more General Motors cars than U.S. consumers," wrote Zhang in the report. "These cars and phones are sold to China not through U.S. exports but through Chinese subsidiaries of multinational enterprises." Instead of a growing trade deficit with China, Deutsche Bank estimates there was a small but growing surplus. The increase reflected rising demand of Chinese households for foreign goods and services, driven partly by the wealth effect of China’s property boom. The sales surplus with China may exceed $100 billion by 2020 if the world’s two biggest economies avoid a trade war, Zhang estimates. The U.S. also ran sales surpluses with nations including Mexico and Canada but had deficits with Japan and Germany last year, Zhang wrote. Aside: Leslie Eastman: "When history is written, the most significant moment in Donald Trump's presidency may be when he issued his "Free Trade Proclamation" at the G7 Summit and used Singapore to “walk away from the table”...planning to eventually make a better deal for our tepid allies. Sensing this, the photograph from the G7 summit is already attracting extraordinary attention."

Here's my take ... whoops

The “Trump Miracle” continues to stoke the U.S. economy I’m the guy who predicted a Trump victory against all odds in the 2016 election. I also predicted a “Trump Miracle” for the economy. Here’s my new prediction: President Trump guaranteed his re-election last week. Liberals must be sick to their stomachs. No matter what they do or say, no matter how hard they try to distract us from the booming economy, the “Trump Miracle” shines through. SCROLL I’m the guy who predicted a Trump victory against all odds in the 2016 election. I also predicted a “Trump Miracle” for the economy. Here’s my new prediction: President Trump guaranteed his re-election last week. Liberals must be sick to their stomachs. No matter what they do or say, no matter how hard they try to distract us from the booming economy, the “Trump Miracle” shines through. I was going to write about the Trump administration’s war with California, illegal immigration and liberal politicians serving as “lookouts” for illegal felons. This move is cheered by middle-class Americans sick of being treated like second-class citizens. Brilliant. But this topic will have to wait. Then I decided to write about Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum, backed on stage at the White House by cheering blue-collar steel and aluminum workers. Trump kept his campaign promise to fight for American workers and American jobs. His move was cheered equally by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and liberal Silicon Valley billionaire Elon Musk. Trump just won the votes of millions of working-class Americans. This is not your father’s GOP. Brilliant. But this topic, too, will have to wait. Although I will make a prediction. Trump exempted Mexico from his tariffs — for now. Why? I predict he will demand Mexico either pay for the wall or face a 25 percent steel tariff. One way or another, Mexico will pay for Trump’s wall. Brilliant. A new Axios/Survey Monkey poll came out before all this amazing news. It showed that if the 2018 election were held today, five Democrat incumbent U.S. senators — in West Virginia, Missouri, North Dakota, Montana and Indiana — would be defeated decisively. And three more — in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin — are leading by only single digits. Then I decided to write about Trump’s remarkable breakthrough with Kim Jong Un of North Korea. First, Little Kim announced he wanted to discuss nuclear disarmament. Then he shocked the world by inviting Trump to meet in person. Trump accepted. Trump’s blustery taunts and intimidation tactics worked. Trump pulled off what no other modern U.S. president could. But this topic will also have to wait. That’s because the new job numbers just came out. I almost jumped through the roof. The Trump economy is exploding. In the end, this is what matters. Americans always vote with their pocketbooks. The economy is booming like nothing seen since Reagan. The Trump economy added a resounding 313,000 jobs in February, crushing expectations. It was the biggest “beat versus expectations” in almost a decade. And to top it off, December job growth was revised upward from 160,000 to 175,000 and January from 200,000 to 239,000. The number of employed Americans rose to 155.215 million — the highest in history. The number of black Americans employed hit an all-time record high of 19.087 million. And a record 72.530 million women were employed. The 4.9 percent unemployment rate of Hispanic workers is at all-time lows, too. I remember when I wrote at Fox News way back in 2015 that Donald Trump would be the greatest president for blacks, Hispanics, women and gays ever — simply because of the job creation numbers. But I saved the really great news for last. Counting full- and part-time job gains, the Trump economy added a total of 1.006 million jobs in February — the biggest gain this century. That number included an amazing 729,000 full-time jobs. Not the crappy part-time jobs of the Obama era, but real, quality, high-paying, middle-class U.S. jobs. A new Axios/Survey Monkey poll came out before all this amazing news. It showed that if the 2018 election were held today, five Democrat incumbent U.S. senators — in West Virginia, Missouri, North Dakota, Montana and Indiana — would be defeated decisively. And three more — in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin — are leading by only single digits. Trump has changed politics. The GOP is going to pick up seats in the 2018 midterm elections. Then Trump is headed for a landslide re-election. Contact Wayne Allyn Root at Wayne@ROOTforAmerica.com. Hear or listen to the nationally syndicated “WAR Now: The Wayne Allyn Root Show” from 3 to 6 p.m. daily at 790 Talk Now and at 5 p.m. on Newsmax TV. Wayne Allyn Root;  Las Vegas Review Journal Whoa.  I'm sorry.  I thought I wrote this.  Guy must be crawling around in  my head. Pretty smart, wot?

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wHEN dEMS mASTERBATE In pUBLIC Drudge picked up The Hill's coverage of this recent TIME cover.  I immediately went to LOAD COMMENTS (2280) because it's been my experience that comments after almost any Trump bash are overwhelmiongly in defense of him—and feature some wonderful bitch slaps to the offending  author.  This is no exception . This tells me that if Trump ran for reelection today - against ANY opponent - he'd landslide win.  anotherinterestedreader  Guest • 5 hours ago Good point - the lefties are the ones setting the fires. Trump is doing a great job of putting them out. 99   • Reply • Old Hickory  anotherinterestedreader • 4 hours ago Time is just matching its content to the reading level of its audience. And the comments from the leftists pretty well demonstrate that. "See Marx run. Run Marx run." 41   • Reply • BigAl  Old Hickory • 4 hours ago President Trump is a lot like the Road Runner. And the media Wile E Coyotes keep running off the cliff. Loony Toons is a good description for them. 42   • Reply • Old Hickory  BigAl • 4 hours ago Well the media lied when they ridiculed the president for claiming his campaign had been wiretapped. You don't get a FISA warrant then cover it up for a coffee klatch. 33   • Reply • PrinceKong  Old Hickory • 4 hours ago Obama leftovers inside the DOJ and FBI tried to stonewall Congress.for 6 months. They basically ignored congressional oversight until subpoenaed. They are rogue agencies with no accountability and must be brought to heel. 31   • Reply • Old Hickory  PrinceKong • 3 hours ago The House oversight committees are doing yeoman work. The Senate committees have referred several people involved with the fake dossier for prosecution. 14   • Reply • − Dingo  Old Hickory • 3 hours ago I would say a lot of the Deep Staters are exposing themselves but Harvey Weinstein and Anthony Weiner might sue for copyright infringement. 13   • Reply • Mike Buck  Dingo • 3 hours ago In its zeal to undo the 2016 Presidential election, the DC cartel pushed too hard. Now both they and their witch hunt have been exposed. I can't wait for the IG report to come out. 15   • Reply • FULL