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“My life would be a lot easier if I hadn’t taken China on. But I like doing it because I have to do it,” he said, maintaining that the stock market could be 10,000 points higher if he hadn’t.
Trump admits his trade war could lead to recession but says ‘I have to do it’
Yes, the market would likely have been 10,000 points higher if he hadn't taken China on. Trump actually got something correct. The market also could very well have been 10,000 points higher if he had taken China on in a sane way. No, he did not have to take on China in such a destructive way, which still shows no light at the end of the tunnel. No, we did not have be to teetering on the edge of recession. No, he didn't need to push hundreds of farmers over the edge when they were already straining to keep their farms.
Trump "likes" doing it because he likes to break things and then take credit for "fixing" them. He told us in advance that he was fine with crashing economies because then people would be desperate and he could make deals. He really doesn't care how much pain he causes -- how much we regress before he declares that he "won" -- he just likes to break things and get attention. Like a two-year-old.